Triceratops’ massive head may have been doing more than just showing off those famous horns. Using CT scans and 3D reconstructions of fossil skulls, researchers uncovered a surprisingly complex nasal ...

Triceratops rerouted its nerves and blood vessels through its nose, turning its massive nasal cavity into a system for ...

I n looking at a Triceratops skull, your gaze is naturally drawn to its trio of horns. But, nestled between the head horns and the nose horn is another iconic feature: a pair of huge nasal cavities.

Large animals face a constant battle against physics: they generate a lot of body heat that can be difficult to dump. For a dinosaur with a head as large and heavily insulated by bone and keratin as ...

Inside Triceratops’ massive snout, researchers uncovered a hidden system that may have helped this giant dinosaur manage body heat.

Triceratops and similar horned dinosaurs had unusually large nasal cavities compared to most animals. Researchers, including ...

Triceratops and other horned dinosaurs had exceptionally large nasal cavities compared to most animals. To better understand what filled that space ...