Altogether, the pieces reveal a slender tyrannosaur that roamed Cretaceous Mongolia about 86 million years ago and was about 13 feet long—or about the size of juvenile T. rex that would stalk North ...

Rio Baran's senior thesis research sought to explore what few scientists have attempted. “Rio is an exceptional undergraduate student,” said her adviser, geosciences professor John Higgins.

On the seabed off the coast of Taiwan, a fisherman’s dredge pulled up more than just marine life. Among the animal remains ...

Dinosaurs were singers. That revelation struck SMU faculty member Courtney Brown during a cross-country road trip, inspiring ...

Collagen from a fossilized bone fragment can identify the animal it came from. And, some new info about our galaxy’s eventual extinction.

Natural Trap Cave is a pit in northern Wyoming into which countless animals have fallen and met their untimely demise since the Pleistocene. Paleontologists today find the cave a treasure trove — a ...

The animals that plummeted 85 feet into Wyoming’s Natural Trap Cave provide a layered history of life dating back to the ...

For the first time, scientists have pieced together the diverse diet of the sauropod Diamantinasaurus, using advanced technology to assess the fossilized stomach contents that make up the dinosaur's ...

Scientists announced the discovery of a new species of early tyrannosaur in a museum vault in Mongolia, an ancestor to ...

Ancient fossils reveal how ocean life bounced back after the dinosaur extinction, keeping vital ecological roles intact and ...

A new study of ancient shells reveals that ocean ecosystems maintained balance after the dinosaur extinction 66 million years ...

This updated article won a silver medal in the Society of American Travel Writers 2024 Western Chapter Writing Awards. If you ...