You may think of the Isle of Wight as just a summer holiday destination. But if you spend enough time on its sandy beaches and walking next to the dramatic cliffs, you’ll find that this is no ordinary ...

A new species of dinosaur that was as heavy as an elephant roamed the Isle of Wight around 125 million years ago, analysis suggests. The specimen, unearthed in the cliffs of Compton Bay ...

The collection of about 50 bones will go on display at the Dinosaur Isle Museum in Sandown. Curator Dr Martin Munt said the finds cemented the Isle of Wight's status as one of the top locations ...

A new species of dinosaur has been discovered on the Isle of Wight. Palaeontologists at the University of Southampton believe four bones found at Shanklin last year belong to a new species of ...

Only four new dinosaur species were described on the Isle of Wight in the whole of the 20th Century, but there have been ...

The fossils of a new species of dinosaur have been discovered on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. The remains belong to a herbivorous - or plant-eating - dinosaur called ...

Isle of Wight is commonly known as “Dinosaur Island,” as fossils can be easily found along its beaches. In fact, it was a simple discovery on these beaches by two fossil collectors that ...

A new species of dinosaur has been discovered on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, for the first time in nearly 150 years. The giant armoured reptile belonged to a group of plant ...

The Isle of Wight is renowned for dinosaur discoveries. Year after year the fossilised remains of prehistoric animals tumble out of the cliffs onto the beaches. But if you know what you’re looking at, ...

A study undertaken by a student at The University of Manchester has revealed a severe level of microplastic pollution within ...

This Isle of Wight has been dubbed"dinosaur island" due to its being a rich repository of dinosaur remains. No fewer than 29 species have been recorded in its soft clays and sandstones that erode ...

Once you’re done, you can go fossil-hunting and even book a tour to help your little one discover dinosaur footprints in the sandstone ledge at Hanover Point. Like a few of the beaches on the Isle of ...