Researchers have conducted what could be the largest study ever of dinosaur poop. The findings shed new light on how dinosaur's diets allowed them to dominate the planet. Researchers have conducted ...

Chunks of raw meat? Boring. A plateful of ferns? Ho-hum. Newfound fossil poop shows some dinosaurs preferred exotic fare: crab-like crustaceans and rotten wood. The reptiles in question were thought ...

The poop on the table looks remarkably fresh. But don't worry, it's OK to touch it. In fact, you're encouraged to do so. First, it's many millions of years old. And second, it's not really poop, but a ...

Earlier this year, Smithsonian published an article, “Where Dinosaurs Roamed,” that touched briefly on the war between the two men who started us down the path to our current dinosaur obsession: ...

It may be one of the most unusual exhibits you'll ever come across; a collection of fossilized dinosaur fecal matter. To make more interesting, it's on loan from Florida's Poozeum and currently on ...

Karen Chin is a dino poop detective studying ancient ecosystems. Credit: Luke Groskin More often than not, paleontologist Karen Chin is thinking about poop—dinosaur poop, that is. Out on the prairie ...

ORLANDO, Florida — At more than 26 inches long and 20-plus pounds, Barnum is the world record holder for the largest recorded pieces of feces ever made by a carnivore, laid by a Tyrannosaurus rex as ...

This illustration provided by Marcin Ambrozik shows plant-eating dinosaurs in Poland during the Early Jurassic period. (Marcin Ambrozik via AP) This illustration provided by Marcin Ambrozik shows ...

Researchers have conducted the largest study ever on - all right, brace yourself - dinosaur poo. Yeah, no, it sounds a little messy. But as NPR's Geoff Brumfiel reports, the findings may shed new ...