
‘Weird’ Dinosaur Prompts Rethink of Bird Evolution
A newly described fossil is as old as the “first bird,” Archaeopteryx, and represents a birdlike dinosaur that might have specialized in running or wading instead of flying...
A newly described fossil is as old as the “first bird,” Archaeopteryx, and represents a birdlike dinosaur that might have specialized in running or wading instead of flying...
Understanding the ancient past is critical to responding to challenges we face in the future
An extraordinary fossil captures the moment when a hungry mammal attacked a dinosaur
An exquisite dinosaur mummy called Dakota shows evidence it was feasted on by ancient predators
Top-predator dinosaurs of the Cretaceous may have traded big eyes for a bigger bite
New fossil analysis offers the first physical evidence of this launch strategy
Cooling 5,000-pound, armor-plated giants was no small feat.
Geologic evidence for a freezing arctic suggests dinosaurs could have weathered an epoch-ending volcanic winter
Clues to the season of impact lingered in delicate fish fossils
A fossil bed in Patagonia provides evidence of complex social structure in dinosaurs as early as 193 million years ago. And scientists say that herding behavior could have been key to the beasts’ success...
This may be for the same reason humans swing their arms when walking and running
New research shows that the prehistoric giants were even cooler than we thought
Dubbed morelladon, fossil remains of a medium-size dinosaur discovered near the town of Morella in Spain's Castellón province
New fossil dates show beasts arose from their ancestors in half the time researchers previously thought
A children's art-and-alphabet book is giving back to the field of research that inspired its creation.
Researchers made the discovery after noticing dinosaur footprints along the Isle of Skye's rocky coast—an area that was a lagoon during the Jurassic
The only thing more remarkable than the ascent of these amazing beasts is their downfall
In her new book Randall probes the connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena in our universe
Researchers built a physical model of the tail of the late Jurassic dinosaur Apatosaurus and found that its tail tip could have moved at supersonic speed to produce a whip-crack sound ...
Chipmunk-sized critter with hedgehog-like spines lived 125 million years ago, leaving behind complete skeleton and soft tissues
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