Baby dinosaurs weren’t coddled like lion cubs or elephant calves—they were more like prehistoric latchkey kids. New research suggests that young dinosaurs quickly struck out on their own, forming ...

Most of us imagine dinosaurs as the huge, towering prehistoric beings that once walked the Earth. But it turns out that dinosaurs were actually a wide range of sizes — and some of them weren’t much ...

Fluff and fuzz helped the creatures keep warm, blend in and communicate Riley Black | Science Correspondent The more paleontologists dig, the more feathered dinosaurs they find. Almost three decades ...

When you think of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs, you might picture a massive predator biting through bone in one devastating snap. That image fits Tyrannosaurus rex, but new research shows it ...

Remember the classic flocking scene from Jurassic Park? Alan and the kids are walking over a grassy plain. A flock of ostrich-like dinosaurs appear. Alan is amazed at how similar their movements are ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Do dinosaurs still exist in some parts of the ...

Fossils often preserve bones well enough to reveal the shape of an ancient animal, but traces of soft tissues are much less ...