The death of this ancient species, discovered alongside more newly described mammals, had been greatly exaggerated.
New research sheds light on the ancestors that gave rise to Neanderthals, Denisovans—and us.
In a first, burrowing bees have been discovered nesting inside the fossil remains of other mammals.
New research challenges the previous identification of a famous fossil dubbed "Little Foot."
“When birds are sick, they start doing weird things.”
New research shows anacondas have stayed the same massive size for 12 million years.
For decades, researchers believed they were looking at fish remains. They were way off the mark.
New research shows that woolly mammoths roamed farther east than scientists previously thought.
Paleontologists have long debated whether small tyrannosaurs were their own species or simply teenage T. rexes. This debate just got a major shake-up.
The bones are exceptionally well-preserved, and the skeleton is "incredibly complete," the researchers say.
Two duck-billed dinosaur carcasses were preserved in a thin layer of clay for 66 million years. Now, they’ve helped researchers recreate their living appearance.
It’s “an important reminder that evolutionary paths can be unpredictable.”
The amber fossils preserve an impressive array of ancient bugs and plants that scientists are using to piece together a previously unknown Cretaceous ecosystem.
A revisit to a pterosaur-abundant fossil site uncovered how two baby pterosaurs met an unusually chilling death 150 million years ago.
Scientists suggest it may be the remains of a prehistoric hominin that walked alongside Neanderthals hundreds of thousands of years ago.
Spicomellus clearly didn't need sharp teeth to make an impression.
“Evolution sometimes seems to favor the extravagant over the practical.”
The Romans may have treasured the trilobite fossil for its presumed magical or protective powers.
A handful of bite marks on a fossil tens of millions of years old speaks to an ancient tussle between two terrifying apex predators.
By revisiting a fossil unearthed decades ago, paleontologists identified a new type of modified skin jutting out from the reptile’s back like a fan.
