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Passion for dinosaurs leads to major discovery

Lots of kids are into dinosaurs. Tyler Lyson says he just never grew out of it. He grew up in rural North Dakota and says fossils were more widespread there than in other places in the U.S.

FSB: When mastodons ruled South Florida

If the thought of spending a holiday slathered in mud conjures images of a spa - well, you probably haven't been fossil hunting in Florida lately. That's how I spent part of a recent visit, and somewhat to my surprise, I found it as relaxing as a massage and a lot more stimulating.

Time.com: The Hassles of Having Lucy in Houston

A fabled fossil goes on view for the first time in decades -- and ignites a controversy

Time.com: Giant Birdlike Dinosaur Fossil Found

The remains of a giant, birdlike dinosaur as tall as the formidable tyrannosaur have been found in China, a surprising discovery that indicates a more complicated evolutionary process for birds than originally thought

Jack Horner knows his dinosaurs

From the time he was a kid digging holes in his backyard, paleontologist John "Jack" Horner knew what he wanted to be when he grew up.

It's real life CSI for dinosaur detectives

In a desolate landscape, under a hot sun, college students are on their hands and knees poking and brushing away at the ground. They are here to solve a mystery buried for 65 million years, trapped in rock and layers of sediment. They are dinosaur detectives.

Scientists find eggs in dinosaur mom

A chance to work on a historic dinosaur discovery seems a fitting reward for a paleontologist who first said the word tyrannosaurus at age 3.

Cosmic impact scorched dinosaurs in hours

Most dinosaurs were incinerated in a matter of hours after an asteroid impact 65 million years ago kicked up a global rain of broiling debris, according to a new study.

T. rex fossils go for nearly $100,000 at auction

Dinosaur bones would seem to be priceless, but investors aren't always buying.

Fossil hunting on Mars

Those on-the-prowl Mars robots -- Spirit and Opportunity -- are sending back extraordinary images and science data about the Red Planet and its history of climate and water.

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