New research shows fossil skin can reveal color patterns in young Diplodocus, changing old ideas about sauropod appearance.

Dinosaurs, the mystical and often fierce giants that once roamed planet Earth, seem to come alive in the minds of many a child. It was this imagination that led one young dino enthusiast to attempt to ...

Paleoartist Robert Nicholls is modelling the head of a Tyrannosaurus-Rex. A fossil skull dictated the shape of the head but the colour is, at present, informed guesswork. Should he evoke the sorts of ...

In response to my recent post “Dinosaurs Ain’t What They Used to Be,” reader romunov asks: I remember one of my friends having a stack of dinosaur magazines, probably a translation from an American ...

Remember drawing dinosaurs in grade school, when the teacher would tell you to use any color you like, because we’ll never know for sure what these amazing prehistoric beasts looked like? Forget that ...

Whether your child is deep in a dino phase or just curious about these prehistoric giants, there’s a book out there to spark their curiosity. From adorable picture books for preschoolers to thrilling ...

Dr Jakob Vinther began study on the colors of dinosaurs many years ago. His first study showed the color of the animal you'll see below this paragraph – a dinosaur by the name of Anchiornis huxleyi.

There is no shortage of dinosaur encyclopedias available today. Each is organized a little differently and is aimed at a different audience, but there is a lot of overlap among them. The Great ...

Mike Lee receives research funding from the Australian Research Council, the South Australian Museum, and the Environment Institute (University of Adelaide). While a week can be a long time in ...

When Jurassic Park premiered in 1993, it revolutionized blockbuster cinema with groundbreaking visual effects and storytelling. Adapted from Michael Crichton’s 1990 novel, Steven Spielberg’s movie ...