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Baby Dinosaur Mystery

The dinosaur paleontologists named Oviraptor, “egg thief,” ironically turned out to be a caring mother
July 20, 2012 | By Brian Switek

How Did Diplodocus Eat?

Huge dinosaurs like Diplodocus couldn't chew, so how did they eat?
July 18, 2012 | By Brian Switek

Dino Beatdown is Boring

Even though Dino Beatdown delivers on the jetpacks and Velociraptor, that's not enough to make it a fun game.
July 16, 2012 | By Brian Switek

Round 1 of the Dinosaurs vs Aliens Throwdown

Does the first issue of Dinosaurs vs Aliens live up to the hype?
July 12, 2012 | By Brian Switek

Will We Ever Find All the Dinosaurs?

There are probably hundreds of dinosaurs that paleontologists have yet to discover, but will we ever find all the dinosaurs?
July 11, 2012 | By Brian Switek

Angela Milner on Dinosaurs

Almost thirty years after the program first aired, DinosaurTheatre has shared part of an original interview with Natural History Museum paleontologist Angela Milner
July 09, 2012 | By Brian Switek

On the Trail of a Weird Dinosaur

A rare footprint places a strange group of dinosaurs in Cretaceous Alaska.
July 06, 2012 | By Brian Switek

Did All Dinosaurs Have Feathers?

A newly-discovered fossil raises the possibility that all dinosaur lineages were fuzzy.
July 05, 2012 | By Brian Switek

A Sneak Peek at a New Dinosaur

Argentina unveils a new dinosaur to celebrate the country's bicentennial.
July 03, 2012 | By Brian Switek

Will We Ever Find Dinosaurs Caught in the Act?

Is there any chance that paleontologists will one day find mating dinosaurs?
June 29, 2012 | By Brian Switek

In the Steps of a Hungry Acrocanthosaurus

A special set of footprints may record a dinosaur attack in progress
June 28, 2012 | By Brian Switek

You Say Tyrannosaurus, I Say Tarbosaurus

Was the million-dollar dinosaur a species of Tyrannosaurus, or was it a different sort of dinosaur?
June 27, 2012 | By Brian Switek

How Hadrosaurs Chewed

Edmontosaurus has often been called the "cow of the Cretaceous", but did this dinosaur chew like a mammal?
June 25, 2012 | By Brian Switek

Beautiful Dinosaurs Ripped From Time

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles has beautiful dinosaur displays, but what do the exhibits tell us about your connection to Triceratops and kin?
June 22, 2012 | By Brian Switek

When Mammals Ate Dinosaurs

Our ancestors and cousins didn't all live in the shadows of the Mesozoic world—some were burly carnivores
June 20, 2012 | By Brian Switek

Release the Tarbosaurus!

A new twist in the million dollar Tarbosaurus controversy may send this dinosaur home
June 19, 2012 | By Brian Switek

How to Assemble a Giant

A new museum exhibit presents one of the largest dinosaurs ever found
June 18, 2012 | By Brian Switek

Disease and the Demise of the Dinosaurs

Cataracts, slipped discs, epidemics, glandular problems and even a loss of sex drive have all been proposed as the reason non-avian dinosaurs perished
June 15, 2012 | By Brian Switek

Shovel-Beaked, Not Duck-Billed

A rare fossil shows that duck-billed dinosaurs were not so duck-like after all
June 14, 2012 | By Brian Switek

Apatosaurus Was a Deceptive Dinosaur

Apatosaurus means "deceptive lizard," and a short cartoon offers a new interpretation of that name
June 13, 2012 | By Brian Switek

The Dinosaurs They are a-Changin’

Paleontologists are describing new dinosaurs at an unprecedented pace, but there's much we still don't know about the biology of these animals
June 12, 2012 | By Brian Switek

A Paleo Proposal

Paleontologists Lee Hall and Ashley Fragomeni show us what a perfect paleo-themed engagement looks like
June 11, 2012 | By Brian Switek

In Defense of Raptors

Is it time to stop calling sickle-clawed dinosaurs "raptors"?
June 08, 2012 | By Brian Switek

Dinosaur Sighting: Artsy Apatosaurus

wire Apatosaurus looms over a D.C.-area art festival
June 06, 2012 | By Brian Switek

Brontosaurus Returns

Paleontologists may have killed the dinosaur a century ago, but it was revitalized in the King Kong remake
June 05, 2012 | By Brian Switek

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