Latest fossils Stories
Human ancestors had backbones that supported effortless walking and climbing
A newfound South American dinosaur had a tail like a war club
This four-legged snake fossil was probably a skinny lizard
An overlooked fossil turned out to be a new herbivorous dinosaur with an oddly shaped nose
Ancient penis worms used protection on the seabed
Is it time to change the way we talk about human evolution?
After 60 years, a mysterious Australian dinosaur just got downsized
Dinosaurs who stuck together, survived together
Entombed in amber, this tiny crab hails from the age of dinosaurs
Fossilized plants give us hints about what ice age forests may have looked like
Scientists discovered an extremely rare tardigrade fossil trapped in Dominican amber
The land-dwelling ‘hell heron’ was a 30-foot aquatic assassin
This 120-million-year-old bird may have been one of the first to shake its tail feathers
Schoolkids in New Zealand discovered a new species of giant penguin
This ancient ‘mothership’ used probing ‘fingers’ to scrape the ocean floor for prey
New fossil reveals a fearsome shark-toothed dinosaur
Smugglers almost made off with a near-complete fossil of a bizarre flying reptile
Our four-legged ancestors evolved from sea to land astonishingly quickly
A fossilized egg laid by an extinct, human-sized turtle holds a rare jackpot
An ancient era of global warming could hint at our scorching future
What’s in a packrat’s petrified pee? Just a few thousand years of secrets.
How bird brains thrived during a mass extinction
These fossils could represent the oldest animals ever found
This fossil isn’t a hummingbird-sized dinosaur, but an unusual lizard
The T. rex ‘dynasty’ reigned for more than 125,000 generations
This newly discovered dinosaur is called ‘the one who causes fear’ for a reason
The battle to save one of the planet’s best fossil preserves
These fossilized lamprey hatchlings disprove an age-old evolutionary theory
Were rocks on the menu for these ancient birds?
This ancient fish-crocodile mashup snared its prey using a key adaptation
This fossilized butthole gives us a rare window into dinosaur sex
Feast your eyes on this 50-million-year-old assassin bug and its exquisite genitalia
How fossil preservation and public health are intertwined
A female hunter’s remains hint at more fluid gender roles in the early Americas
These prehistoric rodents were social butterflies
Dinosaurs may have evolved into birds, but early flights didn’t go so well
Birds are dinosaurs, and this fossil detective has rooms full of bones to prove it
Could an ancient megashark still lurk in the deep seas?
Mummified leaves offer a glimpse of Earth’s ancient climate—and our future
This ancient reptile had a super long neck to sneak up on unsuspecting fish
This pocket-sized shaggy reptile hopped around a pre-dino world
These insects preserved in amber are still glowing 99 million years later
Crocodiles’ ancient ancestors may have walked on two legs
Mummified ankylosaur offers a rare glimpse of a dinosaur’s last meal
Dinosaur cannibalism was real, and Colorado paleontologists have the bones to prove it
Most dinosaurs didn’t swim—but this ‘dino equivalent of Jaws’ sure did
Anthropologists have identified the earliest evidence of Homo sapiens in Europe
Stay-at-home science project: Leave some “fossil” footprints
The Sahara Desert was once flooded with history’s most vicious dinosaurs
How do we know what dinosaurs looked like?
These newly discovered raptors were like feather-covered cheetahs
Ancient forests that power the modern world
Duck-billed dinosaurs had the same bone tumors as people
The answer to lactose intolerance might be in Mongolia
The ‘granddaddy’ of all early hominins walked on Earth a lot longer than we thought
This bone-eating dinosaur was constantly losing its teeth
To remain hidden, these beetles sparkle like jewels
These ancient trilobites are forever frozen in a conga line
This 25-foot-long dino discovery suggests raptors roamed farther than we realized
Why are humans good at endurance running? The answer is murky.
The asteroid collision that changed life on Earth forever—without killing the dinosaurs
Mammoth ivory may be bad for elephants—but should it be banned?
A dinosaur egg bonanza is helping ecologists understand prehistoric parenting
There’s a lot we can learn from ancient excrement