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How do we know what dinosaurs looked like?

By Sara Chodosh

This 25-foot-long dino discovery suggests raptors roamed farther than we realized

This 25-foot-long dino discovery suggests raptors roamed farther than we realized

By Sara Kiley Watson

A dinosaur egg bonanza is helping ecologists understand prehistoric parenting

A dinosaur egg bonanza is helping ecologists understand prehistoric parenting

By Jason Gilchrist/The Conversation

This ancient hypercarnivore had three sets of razor-sharp teeth

This ancient hypercarnivore had three sets of razor-sharp teeth

By Kaitlin Sullivan

Two long-necked dinosaurs pose together in the rain

This newly discovered titanosaur had heart-shaped tail bones

By Jessica Boddy

Spider glowing eyes geology paleontology

Megapixels: This fossilized spider’s eyes are still glowing 110 million years later

By Eleanor Cummins

Ancient climate change may have dragged the wild horses away

Ancient climate change may have dragged the wild horses away

lizard head fossil field museum

To understand fossils, scientists are baking their own

By Erin Blakemore

Our bravest ancestors may have hunted giant sloths

Our bravest ancestors may have hunted giant sloths

By Sara Chodosh

These ancient, swimming reptiles may have been the biggest animals of all time

These ancient, swimming reptiles may have been the biggest animals of all time

Humans flourished through a supervolcano eruption 74,000 years ago (so you can make it through Tuesday)

Humans flourished through a supervolcano eruption 74,000 years ago (so you can make it through Tuesday)

By Sara Chodosh

Dinosaur poops show that even herbivores ate shellfish

Dinosaur poops show that even herbivores ate shellfish

By Sara Chodosh

Ancient infant ape skull Nyanzapithecus alesi

A 13 million year old skull could show us what our ancestors looked like

By Sara Kiley Watson

This ancient one-ton crocodile had steak knives for teeth

This ancient one-ton crocodile had steak knives for teeth

By Marissa Shieh

This new species of dinosaur looks like Zuul from Ghostbusters

By Rachel Feltman

Life in Los Angeles was brutal for saber-toothed cats

Life in Los Angeles was brutal for saber-toothed cats

By Mark D. Kaufman

Teleocrater rhadinus

This ancient dinosaur relative looks surprisingly like a crocodile

By Mary Beth Griggs

Sauroprint giant footprint

To save their land, they unveiled the world’s biggest dinosaur footprint

By Sara Chodosh

Lasers reveal the secrets of a feathered dinosaur fossil

Lasers reveal the secrets of a feathered dinosaur fossil

By Mary Beth Griggs

What do we know about dinosaur eggs?

What do we know about dinosaur eggs?

By Kate Baggaley

This feathery dinosaur tail has been beautifully preserved for 99 million years

This feathery dinosaur tail has been beautifully preserved for 99 million years

By Sara Chodosh

New evidence suggests our hominid cousin Lucy loved climbing trees

New evidence suggests our hominid cousin Lucy loved climbing trees

By Rachel Feltman

An artist's drawing of the anatomy of *Gualicho shinyae*.

T. Rex Wasn’t The Only Dinosaur With Absurdly Tiny Arms

By Mary Beth Griggs

Dinosaurs May Have Cooed, Not Roared

By Mary Beth Griggs

Seventy-Ton Titanosaur Unveiled At Museum Of Natural History

Seventy-Ton Titanosaur Unveiled At Museum Of Natural History

By Grennan Milliken

Trees in fossil forest

Fossilized Tropical Forests Found In Arctic

By Mary Beth Griggs

Were Dinosaurs Warm-Blooded? New Light Shed On Mystery

By Mary Beth Griggs

Meet The Triassic Period’s Oddest Couple

Meet The Triassic Period’s Oddest Couple

Real ‘Jurassic World’ Scientist Says We Could Bring Back Dinosaurs As Pets

Real ‘Jurassic World’ Scientist Says We Could Bring Back Dinosaurs As Pets

By Mary Beth Griggs

Pixar’s ‘The Good Dinosaur’ Is Bad Science

Pixar’s ‘The Good Dinosaur’ Is Bad Science

By Carl Franzen

This Ancient Skeleton May Be Humanity’s First Murder Victim

This Ancient Skeleton May Be Humanity’s First Murder Victim

By Rachel Fobar

Australian Bull Ant

5 Of The Most Horrifying Mouths In Nature

By Mary Beth Griggs

Male And Female Stegosaurus May Have Had Different Plates

Male And Female Stegosaurus May Have Had Different Plates

By Mary Beth Griggs

The Brontosaurus Is Real And Getting Its Name Back

The Brontosaurus Is Real And Getting Its Name Back

By Mary Beth Griggs

Meet The 7-Foot Lobster Centipede Of Your Nightmares

Meet The 7-Foot Lobster Centipede Of Your Nightmares

By Mary Beth Griggs

How Supercomputing Is Cracking The Mysteries Of Human Origins

How Supercomputing Is Cracking The Mysteries Of Human Origins

By Andrew Rosenblum

You Can Own The Longest Piece Of Fossilized Feces Ever Sold

You Can Own The Longest Piece Of Fossilized Feces Ever Sold

By Alexandra Ossola

Hello, Kitty! The Oldest Big Cat Fossil Found

Hello, Kitty! The Oldest Big Cat Fossil Found

By Francie Diep

Did Ancient Climate Change Drive Human Evolution?

Did Ancient Climate Change Drive Human Evolution?

By Shaunacy Ferro

New Dinosaur Species Found In Utah Totally Looks Like A Cow

New Dinosaur Species Found In Utah Totally Looks Like A Cow

By Shaunacy Ferro

This Preserved Lizard Is 23 Million Years Old

This Preserved Lizard Is 23 Million Years Old

By Dan Nosowitz

FYI: Why Are There No Native Monkeys In North America?

FYI: Why Are There No Native Monkeys In North America?

By Dan Nosowitz

Long-Necked Giant Was Fastest-Growing Dinosaur

Long-Necked Giant Was Fastest-Growing Dinosaur

By Shaunacy Ferro

Reconstructed: a Dinosaur With Four Iridescent Wings

Reconstructed: a Dinosaur With Four Iridescent Wings

World’s Oldest Fossils Show Sulfur-Based Microbes Lived 3.4 Billion Years Ago, Presenting a New Target for Astrobiology

World’s Oldest Fossils Show Sulfur-Based Microbes Lived 3.4 Billion Years Ago, Presenting a New Target for Astrobiology

By Rebecca Boyle

Scientist Vows To Reverse-Engineer Dinosaur From Chicken

Scientist Vows To Reverse-Engineer Dinosaur From Chicken