Paleontology

This supports the theory that some bird-like predatory dinosaurs traveled in groups.

It's been 25 years since the release of "Jurassic Park," and our understanding of dinosaurs has evolved considerably. Paleontologists describe new discoveries and technology enabling a better understanding of dinosaurs since "Jurassic Park" came out in 1993.

The dinosaur lived around 85 million years ago.

The finding fills in the gap between volcanic eruptions and marine extinctions that had been bugging scientists.

The findings could help to shine a light on the evolutionary history of mammals.

The extinct big cat resembled some species you might see in a zoo today, sharing some features with lithe African cheetahs and others with larger, more muscular cats like jaguars and leopards.

This is the oldest documented evidence for dandruff.

Its wingspan might have been substantial but paleontologists aren't certain it could fly.

The fossil is from one of the most successful species to have lived on Earth.

Scientists now believe humans stalked and then confronted a giant ground sloth thousands of years ago in New Mexico.

"There's always something new being discovered, Velez-Juarbe said. "The discoveries are coming faster than we can include them in our own work."

Early dinosaurs were at the mercy of weather patterns unfolding across the supercontinent Pangaea.

"This is a one in 100 million specimen," a University of Kansas fossil expert said.

This was when dinosaurs were just starting to evolve.

Rot happens.

They may not have been the most impressive flyers, but it got the job done.

This is the first time Candelarhynchus padillai has ever been seen in tropical South America.

This is the most complete dinosaur ever discovered from the end of the age of dinosaurs in Egypt.

This makes 11 total Archaeopteryx specimens.

This is the oldest example of iridescence in a dinosaur.

80-million-year-old teeth rewrite what we know about shark evolution.

New findings about the planet's distant past deepen mysteries of evolution.

2017 was a fantastic year for dinosaur knowledge.

A vital life process began millions of years earlier than previously believed.

It's a mystery wrapped in an enigma, sprinkled with intrigue.

The ancient marine mammal could help explain when North and South America first joined.

There is something for even the most discerning dinosaur enthusiast.

Ticks apparently sucked the fun out of dinosaur summers, too.

Russian researchers have found what they think is a spear made from a mammoth tusk lodged inside the ribs of mammoth remains.

Horseshoe crabs have survived five mass extinctions.