While volcanic eruptions decimated the Karoo Basin, new fossil tracks prove that life persisted in the lush coastal Brenton Formation.

Scientists have solved a mystery of how the dinosaur-era greenhouse age ended. The cooling of the world has been traced to a reduction in ocean calcium levels.

A new study reveals that massive long-necked dinosaurs left their young to fend for themselves in a brutal ecosystem. These baby sauropods became the primary food source for giant dinosaurs.