Dinosaurs & Fossils

Travel back in geologic time with our detailed coverage on dinosaurs, from fossil discoveries to new research illuminating the extinction of species such as tyrannosaurs, pterosaurs, and megalodons. Read more on how paleontology, anthropology, and geology continue to reveal new clues about our planet's past.

Our ancient ‘hobbit’ cousins ate dragon leftovers

Science
Our ancient ‘hobbit’ cousins ate dragon leftovers
Our ancient ‘hobbit’ cousins ate dragon leftovers

Inside the making of the world’s most modern natural history museum

History & Culture
Inside the making of the world’s most modern natural history museum
Inside the making of the world’s most modern natural history museum

What this ‘dino-stork’ can say about the dinosaurs' last days

  • History & Culture
  • Stones & Bones
What this ‘dino-stork’ can say about the dinosaurs' last days
What this ‘dino-stork’ can say about the dinosaurs' last days

In a first, scientists extract ancient human DNA from cave walls

History & Culture
In a first, scientists extract ancient human DNA from cave walls
In a first, scientists extract ancient human DNA from cave walls

Terror birds survived millions of years longer than thought

Science
Terror birds survived millions of years longer than thought
Terror birds survived millions of years longer than thought

The grandest, wildest, strangest things that make up America

History & Culture
The grandest, wildest, strangest things that make up America
The grandest, wildest, strangest things that make up America

Scientists discover a 5.3-million-year-old whale graveyard

Science
Scientists discover a 5.3-million-year-old whale graveyard
Scientists discover a 5.3-million-year-old whale graveyard

Scientists unearth a ‘petrified aquarium’ of fish fossils

Science
Scientists unearth a ‘petrified aquarium’ of fish fossils
Scientists unearth a ‘petrified aquarium’ of fish fossils

The hermit who found the dino ‘monsters’ of Patagonia

  • History & Culture
  • Stones & Bones
The hermit who found the dino ‘monsters’ of Patagonia
The hermit who found the dino ‘monsters’ of Patagonia

Exclusive: There’s a new T. rex in town

Science
Exclusive: There’s a new T. rex in town
Exclusive: There’s a new T. rex in town

A new species offers a clue to the boom of giant dinosaurs

Science
A new species offers a clue to the boom of giant dinosaurs
A new species offers a clue to the boom of giant dinosaurs

Wasp named after Sir David Attenborough for his 100th birthday

Animals
Wasp named after Sir David Attenborough for his 100th birthday
Wasp named after Sir David Attenborough for his 100th birthday

Learn how to identify fossils

  • Environment
  • Wonder Lessons
Learn how to identify fossils
Learn how to identify fossils

60-foot octopus may have been the ‘kraken’ of the Cretaceous

Science
60-foot octopus may have been the ‘kraken’ of the Cretaceous
60-foot octopus may have been the ‘kraken’ of the Cretaceous

8 of the best museums to visit in London

Travel
8 of the best museums to visit in London
8 of the best museums to visit in London
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