Let’s start out with a little quiz. Which of the following best describes a coprolite? A. a stalactite that’s composed mostly of copper B. an energy drink C. a rechargeable battery D. fossilized dung ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A preserved cockroach that died in the act of pooping. The fossilized excrement is shown in panels D and E. Scientists now have an answer to a question you never knew you had: What happened to all the ...

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: ...

Boulder – There are scientists who study dinosaur behavior by examining ancient footprints. Others learn about the sex lives of dinosaurs from primeval nests and eggshells. And then there’s Karen Chin ...

While the fossilized skeletons stick out in images from books or movies in our mind as the primary evidence that dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures walked the earth, they can’t tell us the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...