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In last night's lecture, paleontologist Jack Horner gave five proofs of evolution based on what we know about dinosaurs
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Science is our attempt to figure out the inner workings of a very messy world
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It's a carnivore, though it mostly eats fruit. It has a prehensile tail, but it's not a primate
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When it comes to pumpkin popularity, it looks like Tyrannosaurus has some competition
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Traveling snails, brainwashed rats and more updates from the world of wildlife
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As demand for rhino horn soars, police and conservationists in South Africa pit technology against increasingly sophisticated poachers
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Some scientists think humans and other primates evolved big brains in response to the social challenges of living in large groups
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Dinosaurs have been movie monsters for a century. Here's a short countdown of some of their scariest moments in film.
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No one else will be dressed like dark energy
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Dinosaurs have long been rumored to still survive in the Congo Basin, but is there any truth to the tall tales?
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The father of virtual reality believed technology promised infinite possibilities. Now, he worries that it's entrapping us
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Superstitious sitings may have a root in human evolution
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Watch out! Get to close to these giant, jack o' lantern dinosaurs and they might squash you
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The Geomyces destructans fungus causes deadly white-nose syndrome in bats
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It's hard to find hominid bones in museums, but it's easy to see them on the Internet
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Three color varieties each have advantages and disadvantages relative to the others
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When I met Jurassic Park scientific adviser Jack Horner by chance last month, he dropped a clue as to what the next movie is going to be about
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Was Torosaurus just an adult Triceratops? A poorly understood species may hold the key to the answer
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Neanderthals' short legs made them well-suited for walking in mountain environments
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