The Latest Breaking News on Paleontology

We knew that an asteroid heralded the end of the age of the dinosaurs. Now researchers say they have discovered a key element in their extinction

Tyrannosaurus rex and allosaurs relied on dead prey as an important food source, according to American researchers

A virtual simulation strengthens the case that dinosaurs like T. rex feasted on dead sauropods

Shropshire county council narrowly approves road handing death sentence to tree Darwin may have climbed as a boy

To test the theory, researchers created a simplified virtual simulation of a dinosaur ecosystem.

Rocks formed during the Chicxulub asteroid impact reveal fine dust particles were main drivers of the global winter which led to extinction of 75% of Earth's species.

We knew that an asteroid heralded the end of the age of the dinosaurs. Now researchers say they have discovered a key element in their extinction

When Rishi Sunak granted 27 new North Sea licences this week, he wasn’t thinking about the survival of the living world, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Researchers revealed the potent role that dust from pulverized rock ejected into the atmosphere from the impact site may have played in driving extinctions, choking the atmosphere and blocking plants from harnessing sunlight

Dust prevented plants from growing, causing collapse in dinosaur food chain

Researchers ran simulations to explore the ‘killing mechanisms’ that wiped out 75% of species