A rare dinosaur skull will soon go on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, but the fossil will ...

When it comes to tortoises, Mr. Drew says many people think they will be easy pets, because they don’t require much work. But ...

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There’s been speculation, but no solid proof. By Andrew Coletti Published Dec 1, 2025 9:00 AM EST Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs ...

Here’s how scientists are solving the “dinosaur death pose” mystery and others. This specimen of the bird-like dinosaur Archaeopteryx exhibits what paleontologists call the dinosaur death pose or the ...

Researchers have unearthed a giant "warrior" lizard that stalked Brazil 240 million years ago in the Triassic period, just before the dawn of the dinosaurs. The discovery fills in gaps in our ...

Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, causing mass extinction. New research suggests dinosaur populations were still ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The fossil of a small reptile that inhabited Scotland during the age of dinosaurs 167 million years ago has scientists puzzled. It mixed snake-like traits and lizard-like ...

When Jurassic Park hit theaters, one of the most memorable lines came from Dr. Ian Malcolm, warning that “life finds a way.” The film explained reproduction through frog DNA that let female dinosaurs ...

A popular theme park is closing. That’s good news for dinosaur fans who want their own life-size animatronic attraction. By Dodai Stewart Visuals by Lanna Apisukh The stegosaurus, over 29 feet long ...

When paleontologists only have so many clues to infer a fossil’s original form, it’s all too easy to make honest mistakes. Sometimes, supposedly reasonable assumptions set researchers on the wrong ...

Nowadays, dinosaurs are widely portrayed as animated, fictional characters in books and movies! In reality, these reptiles appeared on Earth between 230–245 million years ago, depending on which ...