Scientists to Drill Chicxulub Crater for Clues to Mass Extinction Event
The 100+ mile wide, 12-mile deep impression might have been left by the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs.
The 100+ mile wide, 12-mile deep impression might have been left by the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs.
That had to hurt.
This species of Titanosaur is estimated to have weighed as much as 10 African elephants.
A quarry pit may hold clues pointing to a mass extinction more than 65 million years ago.
Recent radioactive dating shaves several million years off their evolution timeline.
The prehistoric impressions provided scientists with a few new insights about sauropods.
The leg bones of a 30-foot-long duck-billed dinosaur had been hiding an exciting secret for millions of years: they still contained blood vessels.
Organelles called melanosomes could reveal dinosaurs' true colors.
Discovered in Alaska, Ugrunaaluk kuukpikensis is the northernmost dinosaur ever found.
Revisiting Jim Henson's beloved prehistoric sitcom.
Like proud parents, scientists often give their discoveries the biggest, most impressive names they can think of.
What mixture of scientific fact and artistic fantasy goes into dinosaur illustrations?
Scientists might now be one step closer to understanding how one of prehistory’s most formidable weapons evolved.
Seventy million years ago, Madagascar’s top predator was a lumpy-headed oddball whose diet would have done Hannibal Lecter proud.
This horned dino was so tiny, it could've walked under the belly of a Triceratops.
Sorry, North Carolina: Today’s dinosaur has nothing to do with your charming city of the same name. It is, however, a very important animal—as any armored dinosaur expert can attest.
Amagarasaurus' neck has been baffling scientists for decades.
This intimidating predator would look great on the big screen. Ahem, Steven Spielberg...
Everything you need to know about New Jersey's official state dinosaur.
Everything you think you know about Velociraptor is probably wrong.
The genetic-hybrid dinosaur Jack Horner created for 'Jurassic World' is lot more terrifying than his own (still hypothetical) dino-chicken.
The Velociraptor has become a dino celebrity, but its fearsome North American cousin deserves some respect.
National Geographic offers a snout-to-tail dissection of the most famous predator to ever walk the Earth.