But science is bringing us ever closer to what the world was like when dinosaurs reigned and revealing the wild land before time.

Dino-mite!

Meet Cooper, the largest dinosaur fossil ever recovered in Australia and one of the largest creatures to ever roam the planet.

They say the waiting is the hardest part, and Cooper has certainly paid those dues.

In order to make this discovery, scientists actually simulated the interaction in a lab.

The findings could help astronomers understand more about space weather -- like storms caused by the sun that could impact our global communications.

Going green

If you're a Barbie girl living in the Barbie world, life in plastic is fantastic -- especially if it keeps that plastic from ending up in our oceans.

Globally, 11 million metric tons (24 billion pounds) of plastic waste flows into the oceans every year.

In addition to companies aiming to reduce ocean waste, solutions like Amsterdam's The Great Bubble Barrier are catching plastic before it reaches the ocean.

Across the universe

Hundreds of mysterious fast radio bursts have been detected in space.