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 ...

Playing as a dinosaur sounds like a power fantasy, but turning prehistoric biology into balanced gameplay creates a serious ...

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 ...

Dinosaur footprints have always been mysterious, but a new AI app is cracking their secrets. DinoTracker analyzes photos of fossil tracks and predicts which dinosaur made them, with accuracy rivaling ...

In the latest “Rose Walk and Talk,” Yale paleontologist Bhart-Anjan Bhullar shares his thoughts — just in time for the next “Jurassic World” movie — on which dinosaurs would have been most aggressive ...

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: ...

Using artificial intelligence, DinoTracker can accurately classify dinosaur tracks around 90 percent of the time ...

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 ...

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 ...