Scientists Just Exposed a 300 Million-Year-Old Fossil Mistake
A reconstruction drawing of Pohlsepia mazonensis. Credit: Dr. Thomas Clements, University of Reading The “world’s oldest octopus” was…
Brazilian dinosaur discovery points to an ancient route from Europe to South America
A giant dinosaur lay buried about eight meters below a construction site in northeastern Brazil, hidden in sediments…
Shockingly Powerful Giant Octopuses Ruled the Seas 100 Million Years Ago
Ancient octopuses may have been giant predators that ruled the seas. Fossilized jaws show they had crushing bites…
Scientists Unearth Remarkable 150-Million-Year-Old Stegosaur Skull
Illustration of Dacentrurus armatus. Credit: Adrián Blázquez / Fundación Dinópolis A newly discovered stegosaur skull from Spain is…
60-foot Octopuses Predators 100 Million Years Ago, Fossils Shows
Size comparison of N. haggarti to its contemporaneous competitors – credit, Hokkaido University The kraken: a giant squid…
Fossil From 289M Years Ago Reveals ‘Mummified’ Skin, Scales, Proteins–And Earliest Known Lung Function
Captorhinus according to an artist’s impression – credit, Dr. Michael DeBraga Every breath you take is part of…
Scientists Discovered 700 Fossils That Rewrite What We Know About Life on Earth
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The discovery of a collection of about 700 fossils…
First Ever Complete Skeletal Cast of 30-Foot Extinct Alligator–See it in Georgia
The scientifically accurate Deinosuchus skeleton – credit, Tellus Science Museum A museum in Georgia is now home to…
Embryo Fossil is Missing Puzzle Piece Thrilling Scientists with Oldest Proof that Mammal Ancestors Laid Eggs
Egg fossil photographed at ESRF by Professor Julien Benoit A remarkable new discovery is shedding light on one…
Neanderthals hunted turtles for their shells to use as tools, new study finds
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cavemen hunted turtles — but not for food, new research…
Egg fossil proves mammals laid eggs 250 million years ago
You can’t make a mammal-ette without laying some eggs. The duck-billed platypus wasn’t the only mammal to lay…
Marsupials Previously Thought Extinct for 6,000 Years Discovered: ‘A once-in-a-lifetime discovery’
Photograph Carlos Bocos, licensed CC 4.0. Int. via inclusion in Flannery et al., 2026. Rec. Aust. Mus. 78(1):…