Dinosaurs

WASHINGTON — It may have been suicidal for a predator to go after a healthy adult Brachiosaurus, a behemoth weighing perhaps 60 tons that was a member of the long-necked group ​of dinosaurs called sauropods that included the largest land…

In the quiet village of Wichenford, England, an extraordinary botanical event has captured the attention of scientists worldwide. Pamela and Alistair Thompson, two retired British gardeners, have witnessed their Wollemi pine produce…

For years, scientists have floated an alternative theory to explain the extinction of the dinosaurs—one involving extreme volcanism. It’s an intriguing idea, but new research seems to have…

If you thought Australia’s spiders were scary, wait until you see the prehistoric version.Scientists have found a fossilised giant trapdoor spider in New South Wales, only the fourth specimen of its kind to be found in Australia.The…

An international team of scientists made a stunning discovery of 260 matching dinosaur footprints - which are spread across Brazil and Cameroon - and hints at how these predators travelled across the globe.The footprints of the dinosaur…

A new study published Thursday in the journal Science reveals that the asteroid responsible for the mass extinction event 66 million years ago, which wiped out the dinosaurs, originated beyond Jupiter's orbit.By analyzing sediment…