Fossils

The discovery reverses assumptions about one of the most famous dinosaur fossils ever found.

The prokaryotic fossils represent the planet's oldest-known form of life.

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Several extinct members of the giraffe family found in Madrid are shockingly weird-looking.

Scientists worked from three fossils to reconstruct the dinosaur's camouflage.

"The tree simultaneously ripped its skeleton apart and collapsed under its own weight."

Despite the odds, scientists have found one of the world's oldest preen glands in a 48-million-year-old bird fossil.

They are using different approaches to the de-extinction issue—and only one can be first.

This colossal marsupial roamed vast expanses of Queensland, according to analysis of a tooth.

New research contradicts previous assumptions about why this marsupial was wiped out.

About 800 leg bones from large cats of all ages shows the unique power of this kitten.

Poūwa was heavier and larger, a bit like an All Blacks rugby player, and it was well on the way to becoming flightless when it became extinct.

The bird became extinct sometime following the colonization of the Azores archipelago in the 13th century.

Scientists have a new theory about the reptile Eusaurosphargis dalsassoi.

The ancient hatchling will shed light on the evolution of the toothed birds that lived alongside the dinosaurs.

How two hominins with Homo sapiens features ended up on other sides of Africa at a relatively similar time points to an immensely complex evolutionary history.

The emerging cicada horde and the unique microbial makeup of American cities are just a few of the things we learned in Tech & Science this week.

The tooth itself is nearly a foot long.

Among the finds was an incredibly rare 70-million-year-old dinosaur skull.

The fungi, known as Tortotubus, likely helped plants gain a foothold on land.

A fossil study shows Gastornis roamed around Ellesmere Island, Canada, when it was far warmer than today.

It is likely that this plant, as a member of the 'Styrchnos' genus, would have been toxic.

The species, Homo naledi, resembles modern humans in many ways.

This huge animal likely fed on the soft-bodies of other invertebrates.

The find may shed light on the evolution of worms and leeches.

It's kind of like a turducken but with gigantic, ancient sea creatures.

3-D scanners are now everywhere, from doctors' offices to clothing stores.

The expansion of the Panama Canal has proved to be a gold mine for paleontologists