‘Extraordinary’ trove of ancient species found in China quarry
Almost a hundred new animal species that survived a mass extinction event half a billion years ago have…
Giant prehistoric kangaroos were likely able to hop, fossil study suggests
For a long time, scientists thought there was a hard limit to hopping. Go beyond a certain body…
When Greece Was Home to the World’s Heaviest Venomous Snake
What fascinates scientists most is how Laophis grew so large in a cooling climate. File photo. Credit: Broobas,…
67 million-year-old fossil reveals the origin of freshwater fish hearing
A tiny fossil fish from Alberta is forcing scientists to rethink a story that has sat quietly in…
Fossils upend timeline of the evolution of mammal hearing
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A new…
Fossils offer clues to animal life millions of years ago
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. For the…
Cave of Wonders: Where Prehistoric Bees Made Nests in the Bones of Animals Eaten by Colossal Owls
– credit, Lazaro Viñola López via SWNS Burrowing bees generally prefer to make their nests in the open,…
Fossil tracks in Italy record a turtle stampede from 80 million years ago
In the spring of 2019, free climbers scaling the risky cliffs of Monte Cònero on Italy’s Adriatic coast…
Meet The 42-Foot Snake That Ruled Earth After The Dinosaurs — A Biologist Explains
About 60 million years ago, long before humans and just after the dinosaurs vanished, a giant snake rose…
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…
Scientists Just Found the Oldest Dome-Head Dinosaur Ever
Artist’s illustration of Z. rinpoche. Credit: Masato Hattori In Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, researchers uncovered a remarkably complete fossil…