ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATEScientists question the reliability of fossil data gathered through examinations based on prehistoric climate change alone. Read more about the new pointers experts found that might improve studies on the collection and preservation of ancient fossils.
A total of 64 enormous dinosaur footprints, particularly of a T. rex, appeared out of nowhere in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Read more about how the trail emerged and the reason behind its bizarre development.
The metabolism of dinosaurs determined whether they were warm-blooded or cold-blooded. Read on to find out what group Tyrannosaurus rex, stegosaurus and other dinos belong to.
A conservationist caught a 300-pound, 8-foot alligator gar in Texas which is considered to be one of the largest examples of the species. Read the article to learn more.
Researchers found a tiny fragment of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. Read on to learn what the fragment reveals about the day Chicxulub hit the Earth.
The first 25 million years of the absence of large herbivores have slowed done evolution of new plant species as demonstrated in a new study. Read on to know further details.
A new study unearthed remains of a pterosaur that holds an answer to whether flying dinosaurs had feathers. Read more about the dinosaur from Brazil, and how it fits as the missing link between flying dinosaurs and modern-day birds.
A newly-discovered dinosaur leg, possibly of Thescelosaurus, is theorized to have detached during the Chicxulub impact. Read more about the details of the leg and other findings from North Dakota's 'Tanis' site.
A collection of tracks discovered at the Las Hoyas site showed one of the dinosaur's feet damaged. Read on about the details of this new paleontological find, and how it could help future studies of dinosaur tracks hidden around the world.
A rare sighting of a massive 'living dinosaur' was documented in Alberta, Canada. Read on to know how a couple grappled with the gigantic fish and get it back to the waters of Fraser River.
Cockroaches are dubbed the ultimate survivors after surviving the major extinctions in history. Find out how these insects managed to live beyond the dinosaurs and whether they will outlive humans too.
Sulfur gases that circled the world for years led to climate cooling and contributed to the mass extinction of dinosaurs. Read more to find out the details.
Softshell turtles had been around Earth's biodiversity for millions of years. Read on to know more about the discovery of their first-ever ancestor that lived among the dinosaurs.
Analysis of the fossilized footprints of sauropods that once lived in Arkansas showed they had a diagonal gait, unlike other animals today. Read more to know the surprising details.
Russia was discovered with a wrist from a hadrosaur Amurosaurus riabinini. Check out how the piece of bone gave a glimpse to accidents in the prehistoric times.