Dinosaurs
First-ever T. rex trackway found by high school teacher in North Dakota
These massive footprints were made by a T. rex 66.5 million years ago.
Were dinosaurs lizards?
Why, despite looking like lizards, dinosaurs aren't lizards
Were dinosaurs actually good parents – and how do we know? The astonishing clues they left behind
Did dinosaurs look after their young - or were they terrible parents? We take a look at the evidence
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Remains of 25m-long Diplodocus discovered in Spain. It’s the first evidence of the iconic dino outside the US
This discovery challenges our understanding of dinosaur distribution in the Late Jurassic period.
Could you have outrun tyrannosaurus rex? Potentially, say experts
Analysis of a unique set of dinosaur footprints from 66 million years ago offers proof of the speeds the animals might have travelled.
Experts looked inside the jaws of T. rex – and discovered something human-like about the ‘king of the dinosaurs’
T. rex is one of the most closely studied dinosaur species – but as it turns out, there’s still a lot to learn.
A tiny object preserved in dinosaur poop may unlock one of palaeontology’s biggest mysteries
The fossilised dinosaur poop was discovered in the USA’s Hell Creek Formation, a known hotspot for prehistoric remains
Just how ferocious were dinosaur teeth? "Some had a combination; pointed for piercing and cutting; rounded for pounding and crushing…"
Dinosaur teeth come in all sorts of sizes, shapes - and sharpness - and can tell us a lot about what they ate
How many species of dinosaurs were there on the planet?
We take a look at how many dinosaur species there were - and when they lived
Could we have farmed dinosaurs? Meet the tastiest dinosaurs that could have ended up on our plates – had we lived alongside them…
if we had started farming dinosaurs what would they have tasted like? We take a look at what the evidence tells us
How did dinosaurs have sex with all those dangerous spikes, claws and plates? It wouldn't have been easy…
Wondering how dinosaurs mated? With difficulty, says JV Chamary.
Mega volcanoes, asteroid impacts and 'the great dying' – 5 deadly mass extinctions that changed life on Earth forever
What is a mass extinction – and how many of them have there been? Will Newton takes a look the 'big five' extinction events
Can a dinosaur really be mummified? How Earth can soft tissues survive for millions of years?
Did you know, in rare cases, dinosaurs can be mummified? Dr Anjana Khatwa explains
It was as heavy as 10 elephants, as long as a jumbo jet – and even T. rex wouldn't have dared attack it… This is the biggest land animal ever discovered
Patagotitan is likely the biggest dinosaur to have ever lived. Here’s how it lived its supersized life.
Not all dinosaurs laid the same type of egg – here’s how we know
Modern reptiles lay soft-shelled eggs. Birds lay hard-shelled eggs. What about dinosaurs?
7 animals that could kill the deadliest predator that ever lived - the infamous T.rex
T.rex was perhaps the deadliest dinosaur that ever lived. However, that doesn’t mean it didn’t face threats from other animals…
"Within minutes, the asteroid created a 1.5 km curtain of rock that collapsed into the North Sea, creating a tsunami taller than Big Ben"
Did a huge asteroid really strike the North Sea millions of years ago?
"The world has used me ill … these men of learning have sucked my brains..."
Despite her incredible discoveries she never received the full recognition she deserved.
Imagine if dinosaurs hadn't gone extinct. Here's what scientists think may have happened next
66 million years ago, a city-sized asteroid hurtled toward Earth – then sailed straight past…
"Its EQ was equivalent to a guinea fowl..." 14 fascinating and extraordinary dinosaur facts - and you won't believe the final one
Impress your friends and family with your newfound dinosaur knowledge.
Will it ever be possible to ‘resurrect’ dinosaurs?
What would it take to bring back dinosaurs? Will newton explains
"It stood nearly 20m tall, measured 40m from head to tail, and tipped the scales at a whopping 80 tons..." Could humans live alongside dinosaurs?
Imagine a world where herds of Triceratops roamed our national parks and packs of Velociraptors raced across our streets…
T.rex had absolutely tiny arms. We may finally know why – and it's all to do with its massive head
As the heads of giant, carnivorous dinosaurs got larger and stronger, their arms got smaller and smaller…
Colossal dinosaur discovered in Thailand. The 27-tonne giant was as long as a blue whale
A team of palaeontologists led by University College London have just announced the discovery of a brand-new species of dinosaur – the largest ever discovered in Southeast Asia
