Dinosaurs’ eating habits and, later, their extinction may have altered the course of rivers in ancient North America, according to a new paper published in Communications Earth and Environment.

“It’s the smoking gun, or the steaming guts,” said a paleontologist from a team that also found that the sauropods didn’t chew their food. By Kate Golembiewski In the movie “Jurassic Park,” a ...

The “Jurassic Park” series has always been a metaphor for itself. Steven Spielberg’s original 1993 film, based on Michael Crichton’s novel, dramatized the folly of mixing scientific discovery with ...

A prehistoric digestive time capsule has been unearthed in Australia: plant fossils found inside a sauropod dinosaur offer the first definitive glimpse into what these giant creatures actually ate.

Imaging technology has revolutionized paleontology, allowing scientists to study fossils that are buried deep in the rock or too small to handle. Two recent studies I was involved with show some of ...