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Deinosuchus, an enormous alliagtoroid, undoubtedly gave dinosaurs much to fear
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A new book delivers fascinating photographs of over 300 skulls from the British taxidermist's personal collection—the largest in the world
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Scientists have identified dozens of early primates, based on teeth, but still have a hard time assessing how these mammals relate to modern primates
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In a new study, people who ate a pair of fatty sausage and egg sandwiches for breakfast showed reduced blood vessel health by the afternoon
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Thanks to some historical detectivework, a pair of researchers has relocated one of the earliest recognized dinosaur sites in the American west
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Models indicate that climate change will cause more frequent and intense hurricanes, but the overall trend can't be linked with any particular storm
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Sauropods are iconic dinosaurs, but the first of their kind ever found was initially thought to be a huge crocodile
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See a selection of beautiful images captured by scientists gazing through light microscopes
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Black cats aren't evil, and torties aren't always aloof. But people often think coat color and behavior are linked
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People may seem very different from lemurs, monkeys and apes, but all primates share a few key physical and behavioral characteristics
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Incredibly powerful supercomputers and a willingness to acknowledge that they're not perfect has made weather scientists become much more effective in forecasting hurricanes.
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In a new book, Oxford research psychologist Kevin Dutton argues that psychopaths are poised to perform well under pressure
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We love to imagine Tyrannosaurus fighting Triceratops to the death, but did such battles ever happen?
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A Microsoft prototype called Digits could put the power to control everything from TV screens to smart phones in a device you wear on your wrist
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The details are what separate a good outfit from an amazing one. The images in the Biodiversity Heritage Library can help you make the leap
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A rigorous experiment compared pumpkin-carving tools to determine the safest way to carve a pumpkin
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The shoulder blades of a 3.3-million-year-old Australopithecus afarensis child suggest the species spent at least some time in the treetops
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A trio of feathered dinosaurs tests a longstanding hypothesis and hint that there may be more feathered dinosaur fossils than anyone ever expected
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Scientists have found ultrathin multicellular bacteria that create electrical circuits several centimeters long
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Paleontologists have known about Heterodontosaurus for decades, but a new restoration of the dinosaur shows just how freaky it was
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