Sixty-six million years ago, a catastrophic asteroid impact wiped out 75% of Earth’s species, bringing an abrupt end to the reign of the nonavian dinosaurs. The 9-mile-wide (15 km) space rock struck ...

When I think about dinosaurs, I usually picture the big ones. I think of triceratops with its pointy horns or apatosaurus with its long, long neck. I asked my friend John Blong if those dinos ever ...

A microbiologist named João Pedro de Magalhães has proposed the idea that the reign of dinosaurs forced mammals to speed up their reproductive cycle, eliminating key longevity genes. de Magalhães ...

(CNN) — Prehistoric humans in Brazil carved drawings in the rock next to dinosaur footprints, suggesting that they may have found them meaningful or interesting, a new study has found. The rock ...

Baby dinosaurs survived on their own, living completely separate lives from adults and filling unique roles in ancient ecosystems.

How did plants and animals survive around 200 million years ago when the carbon dioxide concentration went up to 6,000 parts per million? Paul Olsen, a geologist and paleontologist at Columbia Climate ...

It is time, once again, for our science news roundup from Short Wave. That is NPR's science podcast. Reporting this time, Regina Barber and Rachel Carlson. Welcome, you two. RACHEL CARLSON, BYLINE: ...

At first glance, dinosaur fossils and modern cancer research may seem worlds apart. But a new study suggests that soft tissue preserved for millions of years inside ancient bones could offer valuable ...

Why are we so vulnerable to sunlight when it's all around us? A new study seeks to explain this evolutionary conundrum, and it might all be thanks to the dinosaurs. Share on Facebook (opens in a new ...

Right now, I’m wearing a bright purple sweatshirt. It has a brontosaurus on it. Yes, I put this on with glee this morning, and yes, I wore it to work. I’ve been smiling all day. And all I want to talk ...

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