How smart were the dinosaurs?
A researcher from Vanderbilt University inferred dinosaur intelligence from fossilized skulls. She used the skulls to estimate the number of…
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What the velociraptor’s brain tells us about its diet
The brain of one of popular culture’s most infamous dinosaurs helps to clarify its diet and hearing range.
Giant dinosaur tracks found in a cave in France
Sauropods were previously thought to have had their heyday in the Late Jurassic period. Recent fossil evidence says it was probably much…
Ancient Microbes reveal Earth’s response to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs
Scientists study organic material from the Chicxulub crater to identify the microbes that lived within it, to understand what happened to…
Why Could Tyrannosaurus rex Bite So Hard?
Be grateful you didn't live at the same time as a T-rex, because it's superior biting strength could really mess you up. Scientists at…