Latest fossils Stories
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
This ancient predator had claws like rakes and a body like a spaceship
A 50-million-year-old school of fish is etched forever in this rare fossil
This ancient hypercarnivore had three sets of razor-sharp teeth
This ancient sea creature had 45 tubular tentacles and will haunt your dreams
Four-legged whales once straddled land and sea
Dinosaur extinction is an unsolved mystery. This ancient fish may have swallowed some crucial evidence.
These Chinese fossil deposits shed light on an explosive period in evolution
Ancient poop is helping archaeologists understand a midwestern city’s demise
This newly discovered titanosaur had heart-shaped tail bones
Megapixels: This fossilized spider’s eyes are still glowing 110 million years later
Penguins may have islands to thank for their diverse looks
This ancient stegosaurus-platypus mashup has everything
Siberian unicorns lived alongside humans, and they were so much cooler than the mythical version
Did a gigantic bird really eat a Neanderthal child?
Modern birds might have dinosaur lungs to thank for their existence
Why tiny fossils can tell us more than big ones
Don’t buy stolen artifacts—here’s how to ethically collect science memorabilia
Check out these new flying pterosaur bones
Ancient climate change may have dragged the wild horses away
To understand fossils, scientists are baking their own
Why it would have been impossible for a T. rex to stick out its tongue
Tropical frogs were alive 99 million years ago, and we have the amber to prove it
To identify 100-million-year-old amber, consider licking it
Scientists just discovered 125 million-year-old dinosaur dandruff
How South Africa’s ‘Cradle of Humankind’ got the title
This croco-dolphin has it all
Now paleontologists know what colors graced these 200-million-year-old butterfly wings
These ancient, swimming reptiles may have been the biggest animals of all time
One dinosaur footprint is worth a thousand words
This little baby bird lived 127 million years ago and died the size of your pinky
Prehistoric lizards could sprint on two legs
Mind your pickaxe: What to do when you encounter fossils and artifacts in the wild
This human-sized penguin isn’t even the largest ancient penguin we know about
This new, duck-like dinosaur is so wacky scientists thought it was fake
Yes, the frilled shark is really freaky. But there are other ‘living fossils’ that are just as weird.
Animated fossils are helping scientists rediscover extinct species
The coloring of a raccoon-eyed dinosaur could reveal its habitat
Millions of years ago, hollow trees literally tore themselves apart to grow
Giant ancient frogs might have snacked on baby dinosaurs
Plesiosaurs probably took over the world using all four flippers
The earliest airborne mammals may have glided among the dinosaurs 160 million years ago
DNA may finally find a family for strange creatures that stumped Darwin
This adorable lil baby bird was perfectly preserved in amber for 99 million years
The oldest fossils of our species just got older
Los Angeles has enjoyed the same amazing climate for 50,000 years
Whales today are bigger than ever before. Now, we know why.
This new species of dinosaur looks like Zuul from Ghostbusters
This ancient predator stalked the seas with can-opener shaped claws