Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science newsletter Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. About 67 million years ago, two dinosaurs faced off in a confrontation in what is now Montana before being buried together in a single grave. It is unclear which dinosaur won … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. A father, his two sons and their cousin were hiking in the Badlands of North Dakota in 2022 when they found what looked like a dinosaur leg sticking out of a rock. Liam Fisher lies … Read more
Were dinosaurs already on their way out when an asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago, ending the Cretaceous Period, the geological era that began about 145 million years ago? It’s a question that has plagued paleontologists like us for more than forty years. In the late 1970s, debate began over whether dinosaurs were at … Read more
The bird-like dinosaur *Eoneophron infernalis* was about the size of an adult human. Zubin Erik Dutta Were dinosaurs already on their way out when an asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago, ending the Cretaceous Period, the geological era that began about 145 million years ago? It’s a question that has plagued paleontologists like us … Read more