Dinosaurs
'Dinosaur Diplomacy': Andrew Carnegie Thought Fossils Could Save Europe From World War I
Ilja Nieuwland's new book is the story of how fossils and their replicas become tools of capitalism, power, and privilege.
We’ve Finally Found a Dinosaur Brain
A rock picked up on a Sussex beach in 2004 looked a whole lot like part of a reptile brain. In a manner of speaking, it was.
How Do You Make a Living, Paleoartist?
Francie Diep talks to Jennifer Hall about illustrating animals that have been dead for a very, very long time.
Dinosaurs May Have Been Tripping on Hallucinogens
Researchers have discovered an amber fossil containing the ergot fungus—from which LSD is derived.
Clayton Phipps, the Amateur Paleontologist Behind Dueling Dinosaurs
Meet the amateur paleontologist who discovered "Montana's dueling dinosaurs," a fossil expected to fetch between $7 and $9 million at auction.
Is Anything in Jurassic Park Real?
With Jurassic World set to hit theaters in the summer of 2015, we take a look at what the franchise got wrong, right, and vaguely correct.
How (Not) to Smuggle a Dinosaur
The weird story of one Tyrannosaurus' journey from Mongolia to a Manhattan courtroom
New Dinosaur Gets a Rather Large Name
As if being wiped out by a meteor wasn't degrading enough, a charismatic dinosaur discovered in Utah gets a less-than-flattering name.