These modern destinations are stunning windows into the ancient past.
Deep-time fossils usually don't reveal the sex of the ancient creature, but new research aims to change that.
From a tyrannosaur's last meal to the ancient nests of giants, this year provided plenty of new detail about dinos…
The preserved last meal of a Gorgosaurus offers rare insight into tyrannosaur behavior.
Coprolites found in German caves yielded DNA from both predator and prey.
Primate fossils dating back 30 million years reveal the emergence of a North American mammal lineage that originated…
A team of researchers posit that silicate dust had an outsized impact on our prehistoric predecessors.
Paleontologists found "nucleus-like" structures in a Miocene turtle fossil from Panama.
The "absolutely stuffed" arthropod evinces a scavenged diet of several marine species.
A 230-million-year-old lagerpetid from Brazil is revealing the diversity of pterosaurs’ ancestors.
A 41-million-year-old basilosaurid named for King Tut is a mere 8 feet long.
The gargantuan creature, weighing upwards of 750,000 pounds, may have sat in shallow waters, scavenging carcasses 39…
Two early Cretaceous creatures were apparently caught in a mudslide, freezing their interaction in time.
The newly discovered fossils, dating back to roughly 5 million years ago, could have implications for human…
The extinct species, uncovered in Thailand, is keying researchers into how and when American and Chinese alligators…
Despite its place in the food chain, the 65-foot-long shark was an “average swimmer.”
A study of 40 tardigrade species and their ancestors suggests that ancestral tardigrades were clawed and worm-like.
The Apple TV+ show explores the Cretaceous world through the lens of a nature documentary.
"What’s it eating? Phillips head screws? IKEA furniture? Who knows.”
New research finds that mammoths experienced musth, a phenomenon that sends modern elephants into a frenzy.