Paleontologists Are Fuming Over AI Depictions of Prehistoric Animals
A rat with at least four testicles, one larger than its head, published in a scientific journal earlier this year. A pterosaur with a third foot sprouting from its wing.…
Smarter Than Monkeys? Scientists Challenge Claim of T. Rex Intelligence
Tyrannosaurus rex was just about as smart as modern crocodiles and other reptiles, according to a team of researchers that investigated recent claims that the Cretaceous predators may have been…
Earth’s 8 Weirdest Cave Systems
Speaking of cliché, yes. I am including the deepest cave in the world on this list. But can you blame me? Part of the wonder—and indeed, terror—of the world’s subterranean…
The Dinosaurs, Ranked
This is the best dinosaur and you know it.Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP (Getty Images) A dinosaur with giant kite-shaped plates protruding from its back is the best kind. And stegosaurs didn’t…
The Coolest Dinosaur-Age Discoveries of 2023
A paleoart reconstruction of Venetoraptor gassenae.Illustration: Caio Fantini In August, a team of researchers announced the discovery of a peculiar reptile with scimitar-like claws. The 230-million-year-old fossil of a lagerpetid,…
Tyrannosaur Ate Baby Dino Drumsticks Before It Died, Stunning Fossil Reveals
A team of paleontologists revealed a remarkable fossil: a young tyrannosaurid with the hindlimbs of two year-old dinosaurs in its stomach. In other words, this theropod was chowing down on…