How different would our world be if dinosaurs were alive today? The answer is: very. Prehistoric in the present? We all love ...

Rock layers deposited before and after the major dinosaur extinction event 65 million years ago are surprisingly different.

A new analysis of the bite strength of 18 species of carnivorous dinosaurs shows that while the Tyrannosaurus rex skull was optimized for quick, strong bites like a crocodile, other giant, predatory ...

Tyrannosaurus rex might be the most famous meat-eater of all time, but it turns out it wasn’t the only way to be a terrifying giant. New research shows that while T. rex evolved a skull designed for ...

Smartest dinosaurs were not slow-witted. Discover the top 5 most intelligent dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era, ranked by ...

When did these blockhead dinosaurs get their domes? A new fossil is “the specimen we have all been waiting for.” In this artist's reconstruction, two pachycephalosaurs from the new species Zavacephale ...

Dinosaur life wasn't all peaches and cream before the Chicxulub asteroid struck Earth. Some were plagued by much smaller dangers long before. A new study has found evidence that a potentially deadly ...

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It’s hard not to wonder what life would look like if dinosaurs had never become extinct. Would humans have ever […] ...

This species belongs to one of the most ancient branches of the shark lineage. It dates back around 80 million years, making ...

Based on an understanding of the ecology of similar insects alive today, those found in the amber provide insight into the ecosystem ... The biting midges, for instance, most likely fed on the blood ...