Imagine a creature that watched dinosaurs rise and fall, endured the shattering impact of asteroids, and quietly survived as ...

Combined with known fossil records and past climate information, the researchers determined that the rise of dinosaurs occurred in several distinct steps. First, omnivorous ancestors of early ...

The lineage that would give rise to the crocodiles was instead represented in the Triassic by much smaller, more gracile animals. It was around 240 million years ago that the first dinosaurs appear in ...

For hundreds of years, whispers of dinosaurs still roaming the Earth have intrigued scientists, with some suggesting these ancient beasts could be hiding in the vast expanses of Africa.

A new study from McGill University is reshaping how scientists date dinosaur fossils in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park ...

Palaeontology, as Jim points out, builds from the study of tiny details into a grand narrative of evolution. The thrill of this “discovery science”, as Steve calls it, is not knowing what you ...

I'm watching Dinosaur Jnr. for the first time since their dysfunctional, tuneless, late '90s swansong at London's Astoria. The Red Hot Chili Peppers are about to close today's festival and the ...

After a century of decreased sightings, reports of a long-necked water monster the size of a hippopotamus are once again ...