Even for people of advanced years (like me), the past can seem slippery and far away. For the very young — who have so little past to reckon with — it’s an even more difficult thing to grasp. Last ...

When you think of dinosaurs, your first thoughts may include some of the more notorious species. In fact, of the more than 700 dinosaurs scientists have discovered, most people think of the larger ...

Today, the Isle of Sky in the west coast of Scotland is a lush island with towering sea cliffs and tourists taking in the picturesque landscape. But during the late Jurassic period 170 million years ...

Baby sauropod on a nest, taken at the American Museum of Natural History's World's Largest Dinosaurs exhibit. Riley Black For more than a century, paleontologists have been confident that all ...