For the first time, scientists have analyzed metabolism-related molecules from the fossilized bones of animals that lived 1.3 ...

People often appreciate fossils for the insights they reveal about ancient creatures that once roamed the Earth. At some ...

Dredging operations off the coast of Java, Indonesia, unearthed a treasure trove of thousands of animal fossils, including those of a previously unknown Homo erectus population. A team of scientists ...

Looking again through the magnifying lens at the fossil’s surface, one of us, Sabrina Curran, took a deep breath. Illuminated by a strong light positioned nearly parallel to the surface of the bone, ...

Fossil skulls reveal how extinct mammals smelled the world, with new research linking olfactory bulb size to gene counts.

Could the strangest bee nursery ever recorded in history have existed inside the skeleton of another creature? This is exactly what paleontologists have discovered in a limestone cave on the Caribbean ...

Paleontologists have revealed the fossilized remains of a curious creature that is not only one of Earth's oldest animals, but may even be the first to have ever been mobile. Dubbed Quaestio ...

A fossil only tells part of the story. When an animal's body is preserved as a fossil, there are often pieces missing, and ...

Few moments in paleontology are as exciting as the discovery of dinosaur eggs. These fragile and ancient specimens offer a ...

A surprising fossil find shows that some mosasaurs lived in ancient rivers as oceans changed near the end of the Cretaceous.

Today, Earth is home to animals of all shapes and sizes, from nearly microscopic creatures like tardigrades to 80-foot-long (25 meters) blue whales. These organisms have arisen and evolved over ...