A few groups of palm-like plants that were a favored food of grazing dinosaurs still exist today. Now researchers have discovered how.

New laboratory experiments add analytical rigour to the search for ancient biomolecules

An often-overlooked dino had a unique combo of traits linked with animals that spend at least part of their time underground, a study finds.

The fossil record tells conflicting stories about what happened to flowering plants after the asteroid.

New research shows that placental mammals survived the mass extinction that killed the dinosaurs.

A newly discovered dinosaur, Iani smithi, named for the Roman god Janus, lived when Earth's warming climate forced huge changes in global dino populations.

A newly discovered kind of sauropod dinosaur had a neck six times longer than a giraffe's, researchers say.

The idea of a creature like the Loch Ness monster fascinates people. But does the scientific evidence say it’s a prehistoric beast or total fake?

Birds and dinosaurs lived together for millions of years, but only toothless birds survived the asteroid impact that upended life on Earth.