Paleontology
Saber-Toothed Kitten Mummy Found in Arctic
Scientists have discovered a mummified saber-toothed kitten in the...
Volcanic Cooling Led to Rise of the Dinosaurs
Around 201 million years ago, a mass extinction wiped...
Rock Art Shows 260-Million-Year-Old Extinct Animal
Rock art in southern Africa might depict long-extinct animals...
Identical Dinosaur Tracks Found On Opposite Sides of the Atlantic
Paleontologists have discovered sets of dinosaur tracks that start...
Torrential Rains in Brazil Uncover World’s Oldest Dinosaur
Record rainfall eroded a fossil site in Brazil's Rio...
World’s Largest Stegosaurus Fossil Fetches a Staggering $45 Million
Last week, American billionaire Kenneth Griffin bought the largest...
Ancient Tapeworm Trapped in Resin Could Trigger Jurassic Park Scenario
Parasitologists in China have discovered one of the world’s...
Atlantic Ocean Used to Teem With Giant Predators
Scientists have discovered a sea monster that once roamed...
280-Million-Year-Old Fossil is a Forgery
In 1931, researchers discovered an incredible reptile fossil in...
Blue Whale Back on Top as Heaviest Animal Ever
Last year, the Blue Planet’s heaviest ever animal lost...
New Dinosaur Marks Second ‘Chicken from Hell’
When Kyle Atkins-Weltman bought some fossils online for one...
Both Volcanoes and Asteroid Likely Caused Dinosaurs’ Extinction
Why did the dinosaurs go extinct? An asteroid, volcanoes,...
Hiker Discovers Sea Monster Skull In Dorset Cliff
A fossil enthusiast has discovered a huge pliosaur skull...
The Story of the Last Primate in North America
Humans have been the only primate in North America...
The Largest Insect That Ever Lived — Don’t Worry, It’s Not A Mosquito
While some of us are still recovering from the...
Unusually Ancient Dinosaur Found in India
Archaeologists in India have found the oldest diplodocid in...
Ancient ‘Workshop’ With 500+ Tools Operated by Mysterious Hominins
A dig in Ethiopia yielded an obsidian mother lode...
Extinct Whale is Heaviest Animal Ever
Paleontologists have discovered a colossal extinct whale in Peru...
Mammals Sometimes Preyed on Dinosaurs
Dominated by dinosaurs, the Cretaceous Period was a stressful...
Retired Teacher Discovers Ancient Elephant Graveyard in Florida
Retired chemistry teacher Dean Warner was volunteering at a...
Jurassic Jaws: Reconstructing Scotland’s Ancient Killer Tadpole
Researchers have been piecing together fragments of an ancient...
Dinosaur the Size of a Blue Whale Discovered in Patagonia
Paleontologists have discovered a new species of long-necked dinosaur...
For the Triassic’s Flying Lizards, Link to the Air Remains Missing
Pterosaurs — the family of avian dinosaurs that included...
