Palaeontology, as Jim points out, builds from the study of tiny details into a grand narrative of evolution. The thrill of this “discovery science”, as Steve calls it, is not knowing what you ...

Combined with known fossil records and past climate information, the researchers determined that the rise of dinosaurs occurred in several distinct steps. First, omnivorous ancestors of early ...

who in 2018 wrote the New York Times bestselling book The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs to educate the public about these incredible ancient creatures. “Before these fossils were found ...

When paleontologist Martin Qvarnström began peering inside 230-million-year-old fossilized dinosaur dung using an advanced X-ray technology, he wasn’t sure he’d see anything of interest.