Small, feathery dinosaurs jettisoned indigestible food just like some modern birds do
At the end of her time at Scientific American, Riley Black reflects on the history of Laelaps
An injury on an ancient bone hints that a saber-toothed carnivore healed fast for its time
A fossil found in Alaska may help explain why a mysterious group of seagoing creatures went extinct
The fossil of an ancient squid relative tells paleontologists something new about the reptile that tried to feed on it
A fossil penguin wing found in Antarctica has broader implications for what dinosaurs looked like
Ancient drought and unfortunate bathroom habits may have doomed some ice age sloths
Smell was certainly an important part of dinosaur life. What do we know about it?
A study of whale feeding habits found that food is the main limit to the size of ocean giants
Envisioning the Jurassic world requires a lot of fossil detective work
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