This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American One of the things every dinosaur fan learns ...

Large dinosaur predators, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, evolved different shapes of eye sockets to better deal with high bite forces, new research has shown. While in many animals—and most dinosaurs—the ...

DINOSAURS were shape-shifters. Their skulls underwent extreme changes throughout their lives, growing larger, sprouting horns then reabsorbing them, and changing shape so radically that different ...

The duck-size animal’s body was streamlined for pursuing prey underwater, researchers say. Other paleontologists say more work is needed to confirm the finding. By Kate Golembiewski Birds, the only ...