Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid hit the Earth with the force of 10 billion atomic bombs and changed the course of evolution. The skies darkened and plants stopped photosynthesising. The ...

The year was filled with major discoveries about a number of species. Illustration by Emily Lankiewicz / Larry Felder / Charles R. Knight / Carlos Papolio / Yusik Choi / Natee Puttapipat / Julius ...

This place will take you back 65 million years. A real-life dinosaur-themed property, dubbed “Jurassic Retreat,” has hit the market for $1.3 million. Located in Washougal, Washington, near Portland, ...

When it comes to fossils, dinosaurs usually dominate the headlines. But many amazing and scientifically important non-dino fossil discoveries get dug up every year that deserve just as much respect.

Paleontologists agree that a massive asteroid strike triggered the end of the dinosaurs, but a debate has persisted over the reptiles’ overall state at the time of the fateful collision. A recent ...

A new study argues that a real-life "Jurassic World" could currently exist, just on another planet. Planets far away from Earth could be harboring species that resemble Earth's dinosaurs and humans ...

(CNN) - A newly discovered dinosaur species may have been a diving predator like a penguin or a duck, according to a recent study. A team of scientists around the world say the species Natovenator ...

The earliest dinosaurs included carnivorous, omnivorous and herbivorous species, according to a team of palaeobiologists. The earliest dinosaurs included carnivorous, omnivorous and herbivorous ...

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Not all the best fossils belong to dinosaurs. Here are some of our favorite non-dino fossil stories dug up in 2022. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.