Dinosaurs
Could you have outrun tyrannosaurus rex? Yes, say researchers
Analysis of a unique set of dinosaur footprints from 66 million years ago offers proof of the speeds the animals might have travelled.
What were the fastest dinosaurs – and just how fast were they? Meet 10 prehistoric speed machines
Not all dinosaurs were lumbering giants, some were streamlined speedsters that would have given today’s fastest animals a run for their money…
Just how smart was the smartest dinosaur? And how on earth are dinosaur footprints preserved? Discover 13 fascinating and extraordinary dinosaur facts
Impress your friends and family with your newfound dinosaur knowledge.
Which dinosaur had the most teeth? It's definitely not the one you're thinking of...
Ever wondered which dinosaur had the most teeth? It probably isn't like anything you're thinking of, as Stuart Blackman explains.
Dinosaur hunters just made a monstrous discovery in the Canadian Rockies
The palaeontologists found are series of prehistoric footprints in two locations in the rugged mountains – and they belonged to an enormous animal.
The new Walking With Dinosaurs trailer has just dropped: Don't miss the landmark BBC series
The iconic natural history programme Walking With Dinosaurs returns for a second series in 2025
More than 130 dinosaur footprints discovered on the Isle of Skye have got scientists excited - here's why...
How many species of dinosaurs were there?
We take a look at how many dinosaur species there were - and when they lived
Bizarre new dinosaur with giant claws unearthed in Mongolian desert
The fossilised remains of the ‘two-claw’ animal reveal surprising diversity in an already strange group of dinosaurs.
10 prehistoric mega-species that ruled before the dinosaurs – including one that would have been able to crush steel with its bite
Meet the bizarre prehistoric animals that once ruled the world millions of years ago - and they're not dinosaurs
Why aren’t pterosaurs classed as dinosaurs? Why this Jurassic Park star isn’t what it seems
Despite popular belief, these 'flying dinosaurs' aren't actually dinosaurs at all. Stuart Blackman explains why.
Prehistoric soft tissue from a 183-million-year-old dinosaur reveals what it really looked like - shocking scientists
Fossils of plesiosaurs are discovered all over the world, but it’s extremely rare to find fossilised soft tissues
Which was the smartest dinosaur?
Comparing brain-to-body size ratios can give us an idea of which prehistoric beast was the most clever
Weird new dinosaur with exceptionally long hands discovered in Mexico
The ‘long-handed Mexican dragon’ is thought to be around 73 million years old
Something exceptionally rare was just dug up at a dinosaur graveyard in the badlands of Canada
The rare discovery was made in Dinosaur Provincial Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site famous for its astonishing amount of fossils
Lost photo reveals "surprising" secrets of enormous dinosaur skeleton destroyed by bombs in 1944
At ten metres long, the dinosaur was one of the largest land predators in history.
Gigantic dinosaur footprints unearthed in UK quarry opens debate about carnivore-herbivore interactions
The 10 deadliest dinosaurs to have ever roamed the Earth: we rate these ultimate killing machines
For more than 180 million years, dinosaurs ruled over land on Earth. Here are some that live up to the literal title of ‘monstrous lizard’...
Meet 10 deadly prehistoric birds, including one that could swallow human babies and a 1.5m-tall penguin
These early birds certainly caught their worms, and more. Meet some of the deadliest birds that ever lived…
5 British dinosaurs you've (probably) never heard of
Professor Paul Barrett from the Natural History Museum, London, celebrates some of lesser known dinosaurs from the British Isles.
How extreme cold, not heat, triggered the mass extinction 200 million years ago - paving the way for the rise of the dinosaurs...
A mass extinction that wiped out three quarters of all life on Earth just before the dinosaurs took over may have been caused by a global rapid cooling rather than a warming climate, scientists say
Smallest dinosaur eggs ever found dug up on Chinese building site
The smallest egg is just 29mm long.
Are dinosaurs lizards?
Why, despite looking like lizards, dinosaurs aren't lizards
Monstrous dinosaur skeleton found by railway workers in Spain – and there's more to it than they first thought
A total of 12,000 fossils were dug up in the mountains of east-central Spain – but it was this one that stood out...