A newly discovered prehistoric mammal may hold clues to how life survived the dinosaur-killing extinction. The tiny species, ...

Coincident with the rise of the dinosaurs, a large landmass filled most of the Arctic circle, potentially contributing to ...

What can bones tell us about life millions of years ago? A paleobiologist decodes chemical clues to uncover how animals lived ...

It might not be a coincidence that one of the most interesting geologic locations in the world is also palaeoanthropology’s ...

New fossil discovery reveals 535 million-year-old worms, annelids, that were already crawling and swimming, reshaping early ...

Dinosaur eggs filled with giant crystals are found in China, revealing new clues about prehistoric development.

A landmark review reveals conserved core cycles and sequential innovations that drove the diversification of land plants, ...

Climate-denying social media posts are claiming the age of trees photographed where glaciers have receded in Southeast Alaska ...

Record volcanic eruptions in the Andes could explain the mysterious death of dozens of whales about 5 to 8 million years ago, ...

Afossil uncovered along the Yangtze River in China is forcing scientists to rethink not just the origins of sponges but also ...

Today, fossils feel almost self-explanatory. You see a tooth, a shell, or a skeleton in a museum case and instinctively treat it as evidence of ancient life, preserved over immense spans of time. That ...

A massive, bus-sized “terror croc” that once preyed on dinosaurs has been brought back to life in stunning detail with the ...