Billions of T. rex likely roamed the Earth, paleontologists reportApril 19, 2021 – The iconic predator’s estimated abundance means the T. rex fossils we have today are exceedingly rare.
Armored dinosaur's last meal preserved in stunning detailJune 02, 2020 – Fossilized gut contents reveal details of the prehistoric creature's daily life—and even the season when it died.
Did the 'river monster' Spinosaurus hunt like a stork?January 26, 2021 – A new study pushes back on claims that the fearsome 50-foot-long dinosaur could actively pursue its prey underwater.
See how we’re reimagining dinosaurs in today’s ‘golden age’ of paleontologySeptember 15, 2020 – Scientists have learned more about the ancient animals in the last 25 years than in the previous 250—from the color of their skin and feathers to how they lived and evolved.
The smallest known dinosaur is actually a peculiar ancient lizardAugust 13, 2020 – An amber-encased fossil seemed to be a hummingbird-size dinosaur. Now it’s been reclassified as a big-eyed lizard.
Smallest-ever fossil dinosaur found trapped in amberMarch 11, 2020 – The little bird-like dinosaur Oculudentavis khaungraae probably dined on insects in a Cretaceous rainforest.
10 awesome science discoveries you may have missed in 2020December 03, 2020 – From the discovery of stardust older than the sun to the first tyrannosaur embryos, here are some fascinating findings that may have been overshadowed this year.
'Dueling Dinosaurs' fossil, hidden from science for 14 years, could finally reveal its secretsNovember 17, 2020 – An exquisitely preserved specimen of a T. rex and Triceratops, tangled together as though they died in combat, has been acquired by a North Carolina museum after more than a decade in private hands.
Bizarre Spinosaurus makes history as first known swimming dinosaurApril 29, 2020 – A newfound fossil tail from this giant predator stretches our understanding of how—and where—dinosaurs lived.
Case for 'river monster' Spinosaurus strengthened by new fossil teethSeptember 23, 2020 – Newfound troves from the Moroccan desert suggest that the immense predator spent much of its time in the water.
'Jurassic Park' got almost everything wrong about this iconic dinosaurJuly 07, 2020 – New fossil discoveries and the most detailed analysis yet of Dilophosaurus have produced the first clear picture of what the crested dinosaur really looked like.
Volcanoes may have helped life bounce back after dinosaur-killing asteroid strikeJune 29, 2020 – New models show that volcanic activity could have helped warm the planet after years of catastrophic darkness and cold.
Hints of fossil DNA discovered in dinosaur skullMarch 03, 2020 – Scientists have spotted cellular structures—and a substance that behaves like DNA—in cartilage more than 70 million years old.
This dinosaur may have been a cannibal, gnarly bite marks revealMay 27, 2020 – Newly discovered fossils show that the fierce Allosaurus may have scavenged its own species, possibly in lean times.
First soft-shelled dinosaur eggs shed light on prehistoric parentingJune 17, 2020 – Two new studies upend past notions of dinosaur birth and describe the first fossil egg ever found in Antarctica.
Reconstructing a gigantic aquatic predatorApril 29, 2020 – Explore how scientists discovered the largest predator ever lived and hunted almost entirely in the water.
