Dinosaur eggshells are accurate timekeepers of fossil age, study finds
Layers of rock can tell the story of life on Earth, but only if you know when each…
Europeans support large carnivore recovery while opposing both further population growth and hunting
After the cessation of centuries-long eradication efforts throughout Europe, large carnivores have made a remarkable return over the…
360 million-year-old sea predator found to be smaller and much stronger than once thought
About 360 million years ago, a huge armored fish patrolled a shallow sea that once covered what is…
AI uncovers Earth’s earliest life from 3.3 billion years ago
Deep in some of Earth’s oldest rocks, traces of ancient life still linger, even when every cell has…
Decades old T. rex debate ends with stunning discovery
When you look at a fossil on display, you may envision the world 66 million years ago. You…
Meet the Weirdly Wonderful ‘Frosty’ Rhino That Once Roamed the Canadian Arctic
When you think of rhinoceroses, chances are you think of regions like Africa and Asia, not North America.…
A Plant-Eating Croc? Newly Identified Species Demonstrates Crocodilian Versatility
Illustration by Dane Johnson, Museum of the Rockies – released to the press Measuring no more than 2…
Rare prehistoric ‘Sword Dragon’ reptile unearthed in the UK
A fossil found over two decades ago on England’s Jurassic Coast has proved to be one of the…
From a 20-Foot Poop Pile, Scientists Uncover the Secrets of Giant Sloths
Ancient sloths lived in trees, on mountains, in deserts, boreal forests, and open savannahs. These differences in habitat…
Dinosaur-Hunting Croc Cousin With Monster Jaws Unearthed in Patagonia
Kostensuchus atrox – life restauration, 3 meters long. Credit: Gabriel Diaz Yanten, CC-BY 4.0 Seventy million years ago,…
What Dinosaur Teeth Reveal About Life 150 Million Years Ago
Photo of teeth in a jaw section of Giraffatitan from Tanzania (Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, MB.R.2180.20.5). The light-coloured…
Twenty years of tuberculosis-driven selection shaped the evolution of the meerkat major histocompatibility complex
Fijarczyk, A. & Babik, W. Detecting balancing selection in genomes: limits and prospects. Mol. Ecol. 24, 3529–3545 (2015).…