Latest about Extinct Species
Watch 30-foot Jurassic sea monster come back to life in David Attenborough's new pliosaur show
In 2022, fossil hunters noticed a snout sticking out of a cliff face on the Jurassic Coast. It turned out to be one of the largest and most complete pliosaur skulls ever discovered.
Dinosaurs dominated our planet not because of their massive size or fearsome teeth — but thanks to the way they walked
Dinosaurs may have ruled Earth for over 160 million years because the way they walked gave them a big advantage during the drying climate of the Triassic.
Temperature inside Chicxulub crater after dinosaur-killing asteroid hit revealed with 'paleothermometer'
Researchers measured the temperature of the Chicxulub crater 66 million years ago, unlocking mysteries of the dinosaur-dooming mass extinction event.
Jurassic 'mist wing' fossil discovered on Scottish island could be missing link in pterosaur evolution
Surprise discovery of 168-million-year-old pterosaur in rocks on Isle of Skye will help scientists narrow down major events in the evolution of these flying reptiles.
What was the typical life span of a dinosaur?
What was the typical life span of a dinosaur? It depends on the size and species, of course.
Scientists say their robot dinosaur could help explain the evolution of wings. But 1 expert says the study is flawed.
The robot faced up against grasshopper prey. But did the dinosaur it mimics actually eat insects?
Gargantuan 'star lizard' was one of the last (and largest) dinosaurs of its kind
Scientists spent years retrieving fossils of the Cretaceous sauropod, which they've named Sidersaura, or "star lizard."
'I felt my heart skip a beat': Researcher discovers dinosaur 'chicken from hell' after buying fossil online
A "chicken from hell" dinosaur that lived just before the asteroid struck has been discovered in South Dakota.
Megalodon didn't look like a 50-foot great white shark, controversial study claims
Scientists say they have discovered a discrepancy in previous research and suggest megalodons may have been longer and more slender than previously believed — but not everyone is convinced.
'That's a huge amount of movement for a single mammoth': Woolly female's steps retraced based on chemistry of 14,000-year-old tusk
New analysis of a 14,000-year-old woolly mammoth tusk has pieced together the life of a female mammoth that likely died at the hands of hunters close to Alaska's oldest archaeological site.
