Remains of dinosaurs, remnants from a Roman farmstead and countless artefacts from past civilisations have been unearthed by ...

How big would a telescope need to be to see Earth’s dinosaurs from 66 million light-years away? Think big—and then think ...

Between two of the sites currently hosting events in the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics lies an immense dinosaur trackway only ...

“DNA is much easier to find in the ‘soft parts’ of an animal – their organs, blood vessels, nerves, muscle and fat,” explained William Ausich, Professor Emeritus of Paleontology at The Ohio State ...

Spinosaurus, the only known semiaquatic dinosaur predator, joins Tyrannosaurus, Giganotosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus among the largest meat-eating dinosaurs.

Could Spinosaurus swim? A new fossil with a scimitar-like head crest provides new evidence on the unsettled question.

To sort the earliest branches of the dinosaur family tree, paleontologists compare skeletons piece by piece. They build evolutionary trees from hundreds of anatomical traits—hip sockets, vertebrae, ...

"The Black Gold Tapestry," a hand embroidered piece by Canadian artist Sandra Sawazky, takes viewers on a journey over millions of years using 52 vignettes centered around one element: oil.

The dome-headed dinosaur is easily one of the most standout-looking creatures of the Cretaceous period. The image of their hardy dome-heads has slowly seeped into the public imagination via movies ...

Fossils are remarkable for their ability to viscerally connect us with long-lost life. The bulk of a Tyrannosaurus rex skull, ...

RED FLEET STATE PARK, Utah - A three-toed footprint appeared in the rock, slightly longer than my hiking boot. The outlines weren’t crisp, but the impression was deep enough to collect sand grains ...

A newly examined prehistoric shark from the age of dinosaurs provides surprising insights into the early evolution of modern sharks. It cannot be confidently assigned to any shark order that exists ...