dinosaurs
Long Island professor discovers new dinosaur in Zimbabwe: 'Big career moment'
A Long Island professor is among researchers who discovered a new dinosaur species in Zimbabwe — the fourth ever uncovered in the African nation.
'Extremely rare' dinosaur discovered by 3 tweens: My friends 'don't believe me that I found a T. rex'
"I'm excited for my friends to see the film," one of the kids said. "They don't believe me that I found a T. rex."
Paleontology enthusiast found 70-million-year-old dinosaur fossil while walking his dog
Damien Boschetto was walking in the forests of Montouliers near his home when the paleontology enthusiast discovered bones sticking out of the cliffside.
How NASA would alert the public about a potentially apocalyptic asteroid strike on Earth
NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office is tasked with identifying such a threat decades in advance to give experts and leaders the chance to avoid catastrophe.
Invasive alligator snapping turtle native to Florida rescued out of lake in England
The exotic reptile, which is native to Florida, was found by a dog walker on Monday in a lake in the northwest county of Cumbria, the BBC reported.
What we thought we knew about T. rex was wrong, researchers say in new study
An old dinosaur debate gained new traction after a new study's findings suggesting that miniature versions of the famed Tyrannosaurus rex may actually be a distinct species. Researchers from the University of...
Real-life 'Jurassic World' may exist on other planet: study
A new study argues that a real-life "Jurassic World" could currently exist, just on another planet.
150 million year-old fossil to be hacked up — to see what secrets his bones might reveal
Big Al the Allosaurus, recovered 30 years ago and currently 95% complete, will be fully examined by experts at the Museum of The Rockies in Bozeman, Montana.
Giant sea lizards with 'angry eyebrows' roamed over North Dakota 80M years ago, scientists claim
The study focuses on a fossil that was dug up in 2015 during an excavation in northeast North Dakota where a nearly complete skull, jaws and cervical spine were all...
Bombshell new theory reveals what may have really killed the dinosaurs
Researches studied the sediment layers of the Tanis paleontology site in North Dakota
Four charged with selling $1M worth of dinosaur bones to China, causing $3M in damages
The indictment states all four "knew or should have known that these paleontological resources were excavated, removed, sold, purchased, exchanged, transported, and received from Federal lands."
'Clearest evidence' yet of Loch Ness monster captured by stunned onlooker
Amid a flurry of dubious Nessie sightings of late, Scottish photographer John Howie has allegedly captured the most definitive proof that the iconic Loch Ness monster isn't just a myth.
See the 'bloodthirsty' apex predators that roamed Earth millions of years before the dinosaurs
These carnivores were classic — well before Jurassic. A new archeological study has uncovered further evidence of the apex predators said to have "dominated" the Earth 40 million years ahead...
Mammals may have hunted down dinosaurs for dinner, rare fossil suggests
An unusual find in China suggests some early mammals may have hunted dinosaur for dinner.
Rare 115 million-year-old dinosaur fossils found in Maryland park for first time since 1887
Scientists discovered a trove of rare dinosaur bones dating back 115 million years at Maryland’s aptly named Dinosaur Park, marking the first “bone bed” found in the state since 1887.
Dinosaurs coexisted with human ancestors, palaeobiologists say
A new paper published in the journal Current Biology suggests that human ancestors lived with dinosaurs for a short time before the reptilian beasts went extinct.
‘Bloody everywhere’: Australia’s incredible ‘dinosaur boom’
Australia is in the midst of an incredible “dinosaur boom” as record numbers of farmers unearth ancient bones.
Rare T-rex skeleton named 'Trinity' sells for $6.1M at auction
The near-complete composite of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton dubbed, "Trinity," sold for $6.1 million at an auction in Zurich, Switzerland.
Has T. rex lost its bite? Menacing 'Jurassic Park' snarl may be wrong
The Tyrannosaurus rex is often shown baring massive, sharp teeth, like the ferocious creature in “Jurassic Park.” But new research suggests that this classic image might be wrong.
Bugging out: Rare Jurassic-era insect found at Arkansas Walmart
A large insect from a species that once flourished in the age of the dinosaurs was found on the façade of an Arkansas Walmart.