Was Spinosaurus a Bison-Backed Dinosaur?
Spinosaurus and Ouranosaurus were fundamentally different, and they remain among the most bizarre dinosaurs yet discovered
USDA Demolishing the Food Pyramid
USDA began offering nutritional advice in 1894. We had 12 food groups in the 1930s, seven in the 1940s, four in the 1950s, then a pyramid and now a plate
Momentous or Merely Memorable
Two Views on How to Make a Baby Sauropod
It took a long time—and a new understanding of sauropod lifestyles—to figure out whether they laid eggs or gave birth to live young
When Triceratops Was a Giant Bison
The giant with the “three-horned face” was originally mistaken for a very different creature
The Hamburger: A Quintessential American Meal
The hamburger is a part of our national identity. But how did the U.S. come to “own” the little beef cake sandwiches?
Here’s a quick look at five funky food museums worth visiting, including ones devoted to SPAM, mustard and Pez
May 2011 Anniversaries
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