Will Newton
Science writer
Will Newton is a freelance science writer with a passion for all things prehistoric, from dinosaurs to Ice Age humans. He is also a PhD student at the University of Manchester, where he studies 400-million-year-old, armoured fish known as Ostracoderms. He writes for BBC Countryfile, BBC Wildlife and BBC Science Focus, as well as several other popular publications. When he's not writing about ancient animals, he can be found with his elbows deep in one of the many fish tanks currently overtaking his home office."
Recent articles by Will Newton
Scientists discover rare prehistoric 'sword dragon' on Jurassic Coast
More than 20 years after it was first discovered, a near-complete ichthyosaur skeleton found on the UK’s Jurassic Coast in Dorset has been identified as a new species.
Scientists examined 6 gigantic Bronze Age rubbish heaps across England. What they found is epic
Analyses of animal bones found in ancient rubbish heaps across Wiltshire and the Thames Valley suggest people travelled great distances to feast together towards the end of the Bronze Age.
Retired GP discovers new species of sail-backed dinosaur on Isle of Wight
A new iguanodontian dinosaur, named Istiorachis macarthurae, has been identified on the Isle of Wight and it’s unlike any that has been found before…
50,000 years ago, on an island in the Pacific Ocean, there lived real-life hobbits – wait, what?
Discover the ancient human species that was barely three feet tall
10 deadly prehistoric dogs that roamed the Earth millions of years ago: Are these the most ferocious canine hunters of all time?
The ancestors of domestic dogs were different beasts and make today’s most terrifying breeds look like pampered pooches in comparison…
The world's biggest-ever dog was a prehistoric monster the size of a brown bear that could crush bone with its fearsome teeth
This ancient dog wasn’t anything like our beloved pooches, it was more comparable in size to a brown bear and it had powerful jaws designed for crushing bones…
When did domesticated dogs first arrive in Britain?
Just how long have dogs been man's best friend? Will Newton takes a look
10 petrifying prehistoric beasts that would have terrified early Brits
Our ancestors would have come face to face with some of Earth’s most infamous beasts.