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Illustration in green, yellow, orange, and purple of big sauropod dinosaurs lifting weights in front of a prehistoric landscape

The mystery of why some dinosaurs got so enormous

T. rex model, T. rex skull, and Triceratops skull at dinosaur display in the Museum of Natural History in Vienna

4 reasons dinosaurs never really ruled the Earth

Microraptor wearing helmet is shot out of a circus cannon to represent how dinosaurs evolved to fly. Illustration in red, yellow, blue, and green.

We still don’t know how animals evolved to fly

large dinosaur skull sits in storage area

Museums are filled with fake dinosaur fossils. See what it takes to make those replicas.

By Riley Black, Theo Stroomer

Small feathered dinosaurs Kongonaphon kely partying with champagne in front of an erupting volcano and fiery asteroid during the Triassic mass extinction. Illustrated in orange, purple, and yellow.

Dinosaurs survived one mass extinction, but then their luck ran out

Brachiosaurus in bathing suit stands on a beach with a handheld fan to show that dinosaurs might have been warm-blooded. Illustrated.

Were dinosaurs hot or not?

Glowing outline of a fictitious dinosaur in Arches National Park to symbolize missing fossils in deserts. Illustration.

The ghosts of the dinosaurs we may never discover

Ankylosaur in blue floatie and life vest riding the ocean waves. Prehistoric trees and a full moon are in the background. Illustrated.

Why dinosaurs were terrible swimmers

Two T. rex dinosaurs cuddling in bed after sex. Illustration in pink, purple, and gray.

Scientists are still banging out theories about how dinosaurs had sex

Diver holding animal skull

Below Madagascar, cave divers surface secrets of the past

Could an ancient megashark still lurk in the deep seas?

a t rex skeleton on a black isolated bakchround

The fiery end of the dinosaurs kicked off the golden age of mammals

Paris catacombs human skulls Skeleton Keys

The human bone trade is legal—and booming on Instagram

an illustration of a melting planet earth covered in lush trees and leaves

An ancient era of global warming could hint at our scorching future