224,000-Year-Old Homo Skull Fragment Adds New Mystery to Human Origins
A fossilized skull fragment of Homo sp. unearthed in central Spain offers paleoanthropologists a fresh window into the…
New Crested Dinosaur Species Identified in Canada
A new genus and species of lambeosaurine hadrosaurid dinosaur has been identified in southern Alberta, Canada, dating back…
Research challenges calcium and vitamin D use for bone health
Researchers in Canada evaluated 69 trials involving 153,902 participants, most of whom were community-dwelling and not at high…
Mystery of Tyrannosaurus rex’s Tiny Arms May Finally Have an Answer
Paleontologists from University College London and the University of Cambridge say the large predatory dinosaurs’ tiny arms evolved…
New Fossil from Brazil Reveals Unexpected Diversity among Pre-Dinosaur Herbivores
Paleontologists in Brazil have identified a new genus and species of hyperodapedontine rhynchosaur — an extinct lineage of…
New Triassic Dinosaur Species Identified in New Mexico
A new genus and species of carnivorous herrerasaurian dinosaur has been described from an incomplete but well-preserved skull…
Reading man sentenced in wildlife trafficking case involving endangered species parts
A Reading, Massachusetts, man was sentenced to prison for trafficking more than 100 wildlife parts from endangered and…
California man denies accusations that he decapitated a sea lion
When Jason Bietz took his daughter for an outing at the beach, he did not imagine it would…
Fossil of Triassic Sauropodomorph Dinosaur Discovered in Switzerland
Paleontologists have discovered the skeletal remains of an entirely new, yet-to-be-named species of massopodan sauropodomorph dinosaur in the…