A trio of bones outline the spiky skull of a rare baby dinosaur
January 11, 2017 — Brian Switek
An ancient braincase offers new insights into the origins of some of the ocean’s strangest fish
January 9, 2017 — Brian Switek
Paleontologists still don't know what these tiny fossils are
January 4, 2017 — Brian Switek
Rare fossils give away a big bird that lived in a much warmer Arctic.
January 6, 2017 — Brian Switek
A new study concludes that developing dinosaurs spent a long time inside their eggs
January 5, 2017 — Brian Switek
A fossil skull offers new insights in the early days of North America's horned dinosaurs
January 1, 2017 — Brian Switek
Famous fossil hunter E. D. Cope got into a fistfight over a matter of tarnished honor
December 28, 2016 — Brian Switek
Sea otters owe much of their adorable look to the way they eat
December 21, 2016 — Brian Switek
This strange prehistoric reptile swooped through Triassic skies
December 16, 2016 — Brian Switek
We're nowhere near Peak Dinosaur.
December 14, 2016 — Brian Switek
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