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Our bravest ancestors may have hunted giant sloths
Animals

Our bravest ancestors may have hunted giant sloths

By Sara Chodosh

These ancient, swimming reptiles may have been the biggest animals of all time
Animals

These ancient, swimming reptiles may have been the biggest animals of all time

By Amelia Urry

Humans flourished through a supervolcano eruption 74,000 years ago (so you can make it through Tuesday)
Archaeology

Humans flourished through a supervolcano eruption 74,000 years ago (so you can make it through Tuesday)

By Sara Chodosh

Dinosaur poops show that even herbivores ate shellfish
Dinosaurs

Dinosaur poops show that even herbivores ate shellfish

By Sara Chodosh

Ancient infant ape skull Nyanzapithecus alesi
Evolution

A 13 million year old skull could show us what our ancestors looked like

By Sara Kiley Watson

This ancient one-ton crocodile had steak knives for teeth
Dinosaurs

This ancient one-ton crocodile had steak knives for teeth

By Marissa Shieh

zuul portrait
Dinosaurs

This new species of dinosaur looks like Zuul from Ghostbusters

By Rachel Feltman

Life in Los Angeles was brutal for saber-toothed cats
Science

Life in Los Angeles was brutal for saber-toothed cats

By Mark D. Kaufman

Teleocrater rhadinus
Dinosaurs

This ancient dinosaur relative looks surprisingly like a crocodile

By Mary Beth Griggs

Sauroprint giant footprint
Dinosaurs

To save their land, they unveiled the world’s biggest dinosaur footprint

By Sara Chodosh

Lasers reveal the secrets of a feathered dinosaur fossil
Dinosaurs

Lasers reveal the secrets of a feathered dinosaur fossil

By Mary Beth Griggs

What do we know about dinosaur eggs?
Dinosaurs

What do we know about dinosaur eggs?

By Kate Baggaley

This feathery dinosaur tail has been beautifully preserved for 99 million years
Dinosaurs

This feathery dinosaur tail has been beautifully preserved for 99 million years

By Sara Chodosh

New evidence suggests our hominid cousin Lucy loved climbing trees
Archaeology

New evidence suggests our hominid cousin Lucy loved climbing trees

By Rachel Feltman

An artist's drawing of the anatomy of *Gualicho shinyae*.
Dinosaurs

T. Rex Wasn’t The Only Dinosaur With Absurdly Tiny Arms

By Mary Beth Griggs

Dinosaur Roar
Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs May Have Cooed, Not Roared

By Mary Beth Griggs

Seventy-Ton Titanosaur Unveiled At Museum Of Natural History
Dinosaurs

Seventy-Ton Titanosaur Unveiled At Museum Of Natural History

By Grennan Milliken

Trees in fossil forest
Environment

Fossilized Tropical Forests Found In Arctic

By Mary Beth Griggs

Theropod nest
Dinosaurs

Were Dinosaurs Warm-Blooded? New Light Shed On Mystery

By Mary Beth Griggs

Meet The Triassic Period’s Oddest Couple
Science

Meet The Triassic Period’s Oddest Couple

By Maki Naro

Real ‘Jurassic World’ Scientist Says We Could Bring Back Dinosaurs As Pets
Dinosaurs

Real ‘Jurassic World’ Scientist Says We Could Bring Back Dinosaurs As Pets

By Mary Beth Griggs

Pixar’s ‘The Good Dinosaur’ Is Bad Science
Dinosaurs

Pixar’s ‘The Good Dinosaur’ Is Bad Science

By Carl Franzen

This Ancient Skeleton May Be Humanity’s First Murder Victim
Science

This Ancient Skeleton May Be Humanity’s First Murder Victim

By Rachel Fobar

Australian Bull Ant
Animals

5 Of The Most Horrifying Mouths In Nature

By Mary Beth Griggs

Male And Female Stegosaurus May Have Had Different Plates
Dinosaurs

Male And Female Stegosaurus May Have Had Different Plates

By Mary Beth Griggs

The Brontosaurus Is Real And Getting Its Name Back
Dinosaurs

The Brontosaurus Is Real And Getting Its Name Back

By Mary Beth Griggs

Meet The 7-Foot Lobster Centipede Of Your Nightmares
Animals

Meet The 7-Foot Lobster Centipede Of Your Nightmares

By Mary Beth Griggs

How Supercomputing Is Cracking The Mysteries Of Human Origins
Technology

How Supercomputing Is Cracking The Mysteries Of Human Origins

By Andrew Rosenblum

You Can Own The Longest Piece Of Fossilized Feces Ever Sold
Dinosaurs

You Can Own The Longest Piece Of Fossilized Feces Ever Sold

By Alexandra Ossola

Hello, Kitty! The Oldest Big Cat Fossil Found
Animals

Hello, Kitty! The Oldest Big Cat Fossil Found

By Francie Diep

Did Ancient Climate Change Drive Human Evolution?
Evolution

Did Ancient Climate Change Drive Human Evolution?

By Shaunacy Ferro

New Dinosaur Species Found In Utah Totally Looks Like A Cow
Dinosaurs

New Dinosaur Species Found In Utah Totally Looks Like A Cow

By Shaunacy Ferro

This Preserved Lizard Is 23 Million Years Old
Dinosaurs

This Preserved Lizard Is 23 Million Years Old

By Dan Nosowitz

FYI: Why Are There No Native Monkeys In North America?
Evolution

FYI: Why Are There No Native Monkeys In North America?

By Dan Nosowitz

Long-Necked Giant Was Fastest-Growing Dinosaur
Dinosaurs

Long-Necked Giant Was Fastest-Growing Dinosaur

By Shaunacy Ferro

Reconstructed: a Dinosaur With Four Iridescent Wings
Dinosaurs

Reconstructed: a Dinosaur With Four Iridescent Wings

By Julia Galef

Did an Ancient Kraken Create Its Own Friends? What About a Modern Jellyfish?
Fish

Did an Ancient Kraken Create Its Own Friends? What About a Modern Jellyfish?

By Rebecca Boyle

World’s Oldest Fossils Show Sulfur-Based Microbes Lived 3.4 Billion Years Ago, Presenting a New Target for Astrobiology
Science

World’s Oldest Fossils Show Sulfur-Based Microbes Lived 3.4 Billion Years Ago, Presenting a New Target for Astrobiology

By Rebecca Boyle

Scientist Vows To Reverse-Engineer Dinosaur From Chicken
Evolution

Scientist Vows To Reverse-Engineer Dinosaur From Chicken

By Stuart Fox