See how everything from satellite technology to scanning electron microscopes are helping to solve persistent and puzzling dinosaur mysteries.
This has led to the development of a new phylogenetic hypothesis for coelurosaurian
When found, many dinosaur fossils display a strange pose: Their necks are bent dramatically backward. Seeing this position, early dinosaur experts concluded that the animals could hold their necks thi
Sauriermuseum Aathal, Urs Moeckli, Switzerland Shrinking ligaments have led
Activities include repatriation, ongoing consultations and collections stewardship, and a new exhibition.
So far in 2025, the Cultural Resources Office, led by Director Nell Murphy, has conducted
Tyrannosaurus rex roamed North America around 66 million years ago. But a small tyrannosaur from the same family lived in the Liaoning forest. This small cousin of T. rex, Dilong paradoxus, was also a
A team of paleontologists led by Xu Xing of the Chinese Academy of Sciences studied
The hind end of a sauropod dinosaur was an amazing structure. Imagine a tail as long as a school bus. Now imagine that it weighs as much as three grand pianos. Finally, imagine that it’s as big as a t
This similarity led early researchers to speculate that diplodocids used their tails
A 14-year-old boy found dinosaur bones on his family’s ranch. The fossil, unlike any other, proved to be a new species.
But the discovery of Bambiraptor has led to some intriguing new ideas about the strong
Coal is a remnant of past life—a sort of fossil—that began as a tangle of plants on the surface of ancient Earth.
The U.S. once led the world in coal mined per year, but the lead has now passed to
A Climate Change exhibit demonstrates the uneven heating of the earth. Denis Finnin/AMNH
Over ocean, weak winds led sailors to name this region the doldrums.
You’ve probably heard how dinosaurs went extinct: They were all killed one terrible day when a huge object from outer space-a comet or asteroid the size of at least 100,000 Superdomes-slammed into Ear
Article Impact In the late 1970s a group of researchers led by physicist Luis Alvarez
Some researchers think that intense volcanism could have contributed to the dinosaurs‘ decline well before a comet or asteroid impact sealed their fate.
Considered the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history, Tambora led to the
