A newly discovered prehistoric mammal reveals how small, adaptable species may have survived Earth’s deadliest extinction ...

Learn about an ichthyosaur found in Germany that is now the youngest fossil found in its genus, and shows a remarkable story ...

Mammals and dinosaurs coexisted on Earth until a catastrophic event 66 million years ago killed 75% of life on the planet.

Giant 19-meter-long kraken-like octopuses may have been the apex predators in the Late Cretaceous-era oceans, according to ...

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

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Discover North America's biggest birds by wingspan, height, and weight, and learn about extinct giants like moas.

Sea pansies are purple, fleshy, leaf-shaped marine organisms that live on sandy or muddy sediment. They belong to the genus Renilla and are cnidarians — the same group that includes jellyfish and sea ...

A research team led by the University of Washington has identified a new species of an ancient rodent-like creature. The new species, named Cimolodon desosai, was about the size of a golden hamster, ...

Steve Brusatte, author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs and The Story of Birds, recommends 10 dinosaur books to dig into ...

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 ...