Dinosaurs
10 terrifying prehistoric mega-beasts that ruled before the dinosaurs – from a car-sized millipede to an armoured fish whose bite could crush steel
Meet the bizarre prehistoric animals that once ruled the world millions of years ago - and they're not dinosaurs
Why this new 'spiny dragon' dinosaur found in China is such a huge deal
The Iguanodon-like dinosaur had a covering of hollow spikes, according to new research.
Steven Spielberg’s Netflix docuseries brings the rapid rise and tragic downfall of “nature’s greatest empire” to life
Everything you need to know about the Netflix docuseries The Dinosaurs – including the iconic voice on narrating duties
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“It’s extraordinary”: Australia’s oldest ever dinosaur fossil found in Brisbane
A dinosaur footprint discovered by a student in 1958 has been formally documented.
How on earth did herbivore dinosaurs get enough food?
Karen Emslie explains how plant-eating dinosaurs, with tiny their heads and enormous bodies, found enough food to eat, despite limited resources
Why did dinosaurs get so darned big?
Palaeontologist Jon Tennant discusses the reasons behind dinosaurs' colossal size.
Can a dinosaur be mummified? How soft tissues can survive for millions of years
Did you know, in rare cases, dinosaurs can be mummified? Dr Anjana Khatwa explains
Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History investigated its own archives – and made amazing discoveries
The American Museum of Natural History, in New York, has released a list of 70 species new to science in 2025
16,000 dinosaur footprints discovered in Bolivia. It's the largest collection ever found
Some of the footprints recorded are 30 cm in diameter – that's the size of a large frying pan.
10 deadliest dinosaurs on the planet: meet the ferocious prehistoric beasts that ruled Earth
For more than 180 million years, dinosaurs ruled over land on Earth. Here are some of the deadliest that certainly live up to the literal title of ‘monstrous lizard’
When scientists sent drones into Dinosaur Provincial Park, they made a remarkable discovery
What the drones found in the rugged and remote Canadian hills could "revolutionise how palaeontologists search for fossils," say scientists
100-year-old mystery of Wyoming’s duck-billed dinosaur ‘mummies’ finally solved
A new study has revealed the exceptionally preserved skin, spikes and hooves of Wyoming’s famous duck-billed dinosaur ‘mummies’ aren’t fossilised flesh, but rather clay moulds formed by microorganisms during decay.
Deadly new dinosaur with giant killer claws discovered – with it's last meal still trapped in its teeth
Mega-clawed predatory dinosaur discovered in southern South America
Exquisite dome-headed dinosaur unearthed in Mongolian desert is oldest ever found
The skull of the newly described dinosaur species was found “exposed on a cliff like a cabochon jewel” in the Eastern Gobi Desert.
85-million-year-old dinosaur eggs found in China. What they reveal is wild
What the researchers discovered could change our understanding of not only dinosaur evolution and extinction, but global environmental change too…
5 British dinosaurs you've (probably) never heard of
We celebrate some of lesser known dinosaurs from the British Isles.
10 weirdest dinosaurs ever, from a crazed two-legged hedgehog look-a-like to one that resembled a cross between a duck, camel and giant sloth
For nearly 180 million years, dinosaurs ruled over land on Earth. In that time they evolved into countless different forms, many of which were downright weird…
"We’ve never seen anything like this in any animal before": why this armoured dinosaur is one of the strangest ever discovered
A team of scientists working in Morocco have discovered more bones belonging to the bizarre armoured dinosaur Spicomellus…
Deadliest dinosaurs had a variety of killing methods from slashing and tearing to biting and crushing
New study finds not all giant dinosaurs killed the same way
Dinosaur scientists test bite strength of 18 prehistoric predators. Here's what they discover
New research reveals tyrannosaurs had powerful crushing bites, while other carnivorous giants evolved lighter skulls designed for ripping and slashing.
Mega volcanoes, asteroid impacts and global cooling: The five deadly mass extinctions that changed life on Earth as we know it forever
What is a mass extinction – and how many of them have there been? Will Newton takes a look the 'big five' extinction events
Dinosaur hunters make “chilling” discovery deep in Canadian badlands
Palaeontologists find remarkable set of dinosaur footprints – including those of two large tyrannosaurs – at Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta.
Tiny, pea-sized dinosaur bone discovered in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert has scientists gobsmacked at what it means
This tiny, pea-sized bone has the potential to change everything we thought we knew about how flight originated in dinosaurs and their descendants birds…
Why did dinosaurs have horns and spikes?
Why did dinosaurs have horns and spikes for fighting, or just for show?