Why Evolution Stalled for Millions of Years Before Suddenly Exploding
Artist’s impression of an Ediacaran animal community. Credit: Hugo Salais A new study suggests evolution stayed stuck for…
The largest scorpion to walk the Earth was the size of a baseball bat
Imagine a huge scorpion the size of a baseball bat, scrambling over mossy rocks and around large, treelike…
Kansas boy discovers 15-foot tylosaurus fossil on geology club trip
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Kansas boy searching for fossils during a geology club…
A Surprising Find in Ancient Squirrel Poop: Woolly Mammoth Meat
During the Klondike gold rush at the turn of the 20th century, prospectors learned that there was more…
Child-size scorpion was largest ever, study says
It’s an arachnophobe’s worst nightmare. A child-size scorpion that roamed the UK 400 million years ago is thought…
World’s biggest scorpions were the size of baseball bats
Giant scorpions the size of a baseball bat with pincers the size of a pencil once stalked what…
Reported ancient mammoth bones found deep in Alaska were actually whales from 250 miles away
What for decades looked like a remarkable woolly mammoth discovery in Alaska has turned into an even stranger…
Scientists hung onto woolly mammoth fossils for 70 years — then discovered a huge mistake: ‘Something was amiss’
Is it free woolly? Scientists were flabbergasted after discovering that the mammoth backbones that had been housed in…
Paleontologists Just Found the Peacock of the Dinosaur Era
How feathers evolved is somewhat of an enigma for scientists. But these typically soft, occasionally colorful appendages keep…
Scientists Discovered Remains of the Earliest Animals on Earth. They May Have Made a Big Mistake.
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Scientists Discover 43-Foot Sea Reptile Twice the Size of a Great White Shark
The holotype for the newly described Tylosaurus rex is a giant specimen displayed at the Perot Museum of…
Scientists Discover Terrifying Giant Crocodile That Hunted Human Ancestors
Artistic Illustration of Lucy’s Hunter Crocodile. Credit: Tyler Stone, University of Iowa. A newly named crocodile species from…