Dinosaurs

Scientists Discover a Gigantic Feathered Tyrannosaur

A newly described dinosaur confirms that even the formidable tyrannosaurs were covered in feathers

April 5, 2012

Paleontologists Sink Aquatic Dinosaur Nonsense

Tales of aquatic dinosaurs have proliferated through the news, providing one more sad example of failed reporting and the parroting of fantastic claims

April 4, 2012

Aquatic Dinosaurs? Not So Fast!

A cell biologist says dinosaurs spent their days floating in lakes, but his idea doesn’t hold water

April 3, 2012

Dinosaur Sighting: Our Lady of Sauropods

For an April Fool’s prank, one of our readers created a burning sauropod

April 2, 2012

The Prehistoric Giants Hall of Fame

What were the largest species of all time? Does the Tyrannosaurus rex make the list?

March 31, 2012

Allosaurus Ink

When I decided to get my first science tattoo, the choice was clear—it had to be Allosaurus

March 30, 2012

How Tenontosaurus Grew Up

March 29, 2012

Las Vegas’ Truly Terrible Dinosaurs

March 28, 2012

Dinosaur Sighting: Ketchupsaurus and Company

Eight years ago, 100 decorative dinosaurs roamed Pittsburgh, and some of them are still in town

March 26, 2012

Symphony of Dinosaurs

A new video brings you a dinosaur documentary mash-up set to techno beats

March 23, 2012

The Case of the Headless Hadrosaur

After nearly a century, a mystery is solved and a skull has been matched to its skeleton

March 22, 2012

Battle Lizard

A film-in-progress imagines a future in which cowboys ride dinosaurs

March 21, 2012

Paleontologists Announce Two Tiny Ceratopsians

A pair of mysterious, tiny dinosaur specimens have turned out to be new species of horned dinosaurs

March 19, 2012

Life in the Time of Dinosaurs

What was life like for Canada’s dinosaurs 70 million years ago? Paleontologist Annie Quinney can tell you

March 16, 2012

A Baby Brachiosaur?

Brachiosaurus was once thought to be the ultimate prehistoric titan, but we know surprisingly little about this Jurassic dinosaur

March 15, 2012

Dinosaur Sighting: Triceratops Topiary

The reader is correct that Trixie is technically a “real, live dinosaur”

March 14, 2012

Arthur Conan Doyle’s Ethereal Dinosaurs

Prior to the 1925 debut of The Lost World, the novelist pulled a stunt to make people think dinosaurs might still be alive in a distant jungle

March 13, 2012

Excavating the River of Giants

Rare footage shows how paleontologist R.T. Bird diverted a river to excavate a set of Texas dinosaur tracks in 1938

March 12, 2012

Microraptor Was a Glossy Dinosaur

The feathered, four-winged dinosaur had a glorious sheen

March 9, 2012

Dinosaur Sighting: The Most Dangerous Place for a Wedding

Two dinosaur fans decided to get married inside one of the world’s most famous roadside dinosaurs

March 7, 2012