Paleontology
The Fantastic Gliding Stegosaurus
Stegosaurus was as aerodynamic as a brick, but one writer thought the prickly dinosaur used its huge plates for gliding
May 30, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Birds Have Juvenile Dinosaur Skulls
The peculiar way birds grow up got its start among feathery non-avian dinosaurs
May 29, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Social Sauropods?
A bonebed in Argentina with three sauropods of different sizes adds new evidence that some of these dinosaurs were social creatures
May 25, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
New Dinosaur Signifies Dawn of Stubby-Armed Predators
A newly described abelisaurid pushes back the history of the blunt-skulled, stubby-armed predators
May 24, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
A Dinosaur Expedition Doomed From the Start
A wannabe-biologist is planning to bring a dinosaur back alive, even though the creature he's after doesn't exist
May 23, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Tarbosaurus on Trial
An almost certainly poached tyrannosaur skeleton kicks off a legal dispute over Mongolia's fossil heritage
May 22, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
When Dinosaur Parties Go Bad
The key take-home lesson: Never anger anyone with a thagomizer
May 18, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Fragmentary Clue Reveals Australia’s First Ceratosaur
An isolated bone shows that Cretaceous Australia had an even richer mix of predatory dinosaurs
May 17, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Dinosaur Sighting: Tyrannosaurus Golf
Dinosaurs probably wouldn't have been very good at mini-golf—imagine a Carnotaurus with a putter—but they make for excellent fairway decor
May 16, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Dear Media, Leave My Dinosaurs Alone
Lazy journalists and unscrupulous documentary creators have demonstrated that they just can't play nice with Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and kin
May 15, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
A Miniature Dinosaur Celebrity
King Kong's fearsome Brontosaurus found a home in an out-of-the-way Utah museum
May 14, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
The Idiocy, Fabrications and Lies of Ancient Aliens
The History Channel presents cranks, creationists and self-appointed challengers of science who take on the idea that aliens caused the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs
May 11, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Dinosaur Sighting: Blanding Brontosaurus
An isolated Utah gas station created its own rendition of the iconic Sinclair dinosaur
May 10, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Media Blows Hot Air About Dinosaur Flatulence
A new study claims dinosaur farts contributed to prehistoric climate change, but don't believe reports that they gassed themselves to death
May 09, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
The Demise of a Wooden Dinosaur
A Victorian-era naturalist thought he'd found a new kind of dinosaur, and he threw a fit when other naturalists disagreed
May 08, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Ankylosaur Reef
Even though dinosaurs never lived in the sea, a few unfortunate specimens created temporary reefs in ancient oceans
May 07, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Dinosaur Sighting: Berlin’s Dilapidated Dinosaurs
At a spooky abandoned theme park, once-regal dinosaurs are suffering a second extinction
May 04, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Fossil Testifies to Pachycephalosaur Pain
A damaged skull throws support to the idea that some dome-headed dinosaurs butted heads
May 03, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Dinosaur Cinema Explosion
After a long lull, a stampede of dinosaur films is headed for theaters
May 02, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
New Wrinkle to the Story of the Last Dinosaurs
Were the last dinosaurs thriving or declining just before Tyrannosaurus and kin disappeared?
May 01, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
