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Illustration in green, yellow, orange, and purple of big sauropod dinosaurs lifting weights in front of a prehistoric landscape
Animals

The mystery of why some dinosaurs got so enormous

By Riley Black

T. rex model, T. rex skull, and Triceratops skull at dinosaur display in the Museum of Natural History in Vienna
Animals

4 reasons dinosaurs never really ruled the Earth

By Riley Black

Microraptor wearing helmet is shot out of a circus cannon to represent how dinosaurs evolved to fly. Illustration in red, yellow, blue, and green.
Biology

We still don’t know how animals evolved to fly

By Riley Black

large dinosaur skull sits in storage area
Biology

Museums are filled with fake dinosaur fossils. See what it takes to make those replicas.

By Riley Black, Theo Stroomer

Small feathered dinosaurs Kongonaphon kely partying with champagne in front of an erupting volcano and fiery asteroid during the Triassic mass extinction. Illustrated in orange, purple, and yellow.
Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs survived one mass extinction, but then their luck ran out

By Riley Black

Brachiosaurus in bathing suit stands on a beach with a handheld fan to show that dinosaurs might have been warm-blooded. Illustrated.
Dinosaurs

Were dinosaurs hot or not?

By Riley Black

Glowing outline of a fictitious dinosaur in Arches National Park to symbolize missing fossils in deserts. Illustration.
Dinosaurs

The ghosts of the dinosaurs we may never discover

By Riley Black

Ankylosaur in blue floatie and life vest riding the ocean waves. Prehistoric trees and a full moon are in the background. Illustrated.
Biology

Why dinosaurs were terrible swimmers

By Riley Black

Two T. rex dinosaurs cuddling in bed after sex. Illustration in pink, purple, and gray.
Animals

Scientists are still banging out theories about how dinosaurs had sex

By Riley Black

Diver holding animal skull
Animals

Below Madagascar, cave divers surface secrets of the past

By Riley Black

megalodon
Animals

Could an ancient megashark still lurk in the deep seas?

By Riley Black

a t rex skeleton on a black isolated bakchround
Dinosaurs

The fiery end of the dinosaurs kicked off the golden age of mammals

By Riley Black

Paris catacombs human skulls Skeleton Keys
Health

The human bone trade is legal—and booming on Instagram

By Riley Black

an illustration of a melting planet earth covered in lush trees and leaves
Animals

An ancient era of global warming could hint at our scorching future

By Riley Black