When paleontologists announced earlier this month that a mostly complete skeleton of a new species of giant sauropod dinosaur had been discovered in southwestern Patagonia, it was immediately clear ...

Everybody is familiar with the dinosaur Tryannosaurus rex, but did you know that it was a tyrannosaurine tyrannosaurid tyrannosauroid? It's true, and you really did read that last line correctly.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. From Tyrannosaurus rex to Stegosaurus, some dinosaurs are ...

Suciasaurus rex has a leg up — OK, a femur — on other dinosaurs that might have fought tooth and claw to be named the Washington state dinosaur; there simply are no other dinosaur fossils known that ...

Scientists from the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada have discovered a new species of armored dinosaur and have given it a name that will be very familiar to “Ghostbusters” fans. The new species of ...

Scientists have discovered two new dinosaurs in England and they also gave them the coolest dinosaur names since the Tyrannosaurus rex and Velociraptor: the Hell Heron and the Riverbank Hunter. This ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American You had no reason to expect a good weekend as ...