From dinosaurs to chickens: How feathers first evolved
Feathers are one of the most complex features found on animals, but where did they come from?
Scientists now believe that feathers didn’t just appear...
Newly discovered 15-million-year-old fish fossil reveals ancient secrets
Scientists in Australia have made an exciting discovery—a 15-million-year-old fossilized freshwater fish that not only provides clues about ancient life but also has preserved...
Ancient giant flying squirrel once soared over Tennessee, study finds
Scientists have discovered a giant flying squirrel that once glided through the forests of what is now Southern Appalachia.
This prehistoric squirrel, about the size...
Scientists discover Australia’s oldest Megaraptor and first evidence of Carcharodontosaurs
A groundbreaking discovery has been made in Australia—scientists have uncovered the world’s oldest known megaraptorid fossils and the first evidence of carcharodontosaurs in the...
How dinosaur extinction helped shape our fruit-eating ancestors
The extinction of giant dinosaurs millions of years ago may have played a big role in shaping the environment that led to the evolution...
China Jurassic fossil discovery sheds light on early bird evolution
A team of paleontologists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has made a groundbreaking discovery...
Ancient Antarctic fossil reveals Earth’s oldest modern bird
Scientists have made an exciting discovery—a 69-million-year-old fossil found in Antarctica is the oldest known modern bird.
This ancient bird, called Vegavis iaai, was an...
Fossil shark teeth are abundant and can date the past in a unique way
The ratios of strontium isotopes in fossil shark teeth can be used to better understand how coastal environments evolved in ancient times, according to...
Huge dinosaur footprints found in Mongolia – Could they belong to a giant Saurolophus?
A team of researchers from Okayama University of Science (OUS) in Japan and the Institute of Paleontology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences has discovered some...
Scientists find collagen in dinosaur fossil, unlocking new clues about ancient life
For many years, scientists believed that organic molecules could not survive in fossils, as the fossilization process was thought to destroy them completely.
However, a...