Dinosaurs are estimated to have roamed Earth for over 165 million years, gradually evolving over time to survive in changing ...

Feathered dinosaurs were annoyed by tiny pests that are still familiar to many schoolchildren -- and their horrified parents -- today: lice. Scientists discovered previously unknown tiny insects ...

At a glance, the prehistoric potholes dotting the 100-million-year-old rock of Colorado’s Dinosaur Ridge might not look like much. The divots in the orange rock are rough and uneven, as if they were ...

It had long been avoiding Targets. A gigantic insect from a species that once flourished in the age of the dinosaurs was found for the first time in decades on the façade of an Arkansas Walmart, ...

Ever wonder how insects have survived for millions of years while dinosaurs became extinct? The Philadelphia Zoo's newest immersive experience has answers. Staying Power: Be Distinct, or Go Extinct!

Dinosaurs were not just carnivores or herbivores; they were occasional omnivore too. We often think of dinosaurs as either preying on other dinos or mammals or as plant-eaters -- but in ecosystems ...

Insects trapped in amber have provided a unique window to ecosystems that died out millions of years ago. Ants and other species who lived alongside dinosaurs but preserved in fossilized tree resin ...

A new group of creepy-crawly creatures are moving into the Philadelphia Zoo this spring, including a 10-foot-tall stink bug that actually stinks. The new exhibit, Staying Power: Be Distinct or Go ...

“Don’t feed the animals” takes on a completely different tone when the animals are dinosaurs. The Philadelphia Zoo has brought back giant dinosaurs and larger-than-life insects in a new immersive, ...

For a moment, I felt like I had been transported to another planet where the residents had huge eyes, colorful bodies and the ability to fly at incredible speeds or hang motionless in space. Then the ...

While a 15-foot peacock jumping spider sounds terrifying, the Philadelphia Zoo has one and it won’t hurt you. And neither will the 60-foot-long Giganotosaurus. The zoo on April 1 will open a new ...