How a modern koala is related to a ferocious ice age predator
Koalas may look like peaceful, eucalyptus-chewing tree-dwellers, while the marsupial lion was one of the fiercest Ice Age predators ever to roam Australia.
But scientists...
Scientists recover the world’s oldest RNA from a 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth
For the first time in history, scientists have extracted and decoded RNA molecules from the remains of an Ice Age woolly mammoth.
The breakthrough, achieved...
Dinosaur eggshells provide a new way to tell time in the fossil record
Scientists have discovered a groundbreaking way to measure time in the distant past—by dating fossilized dinosaur eggshells.
This new technique could transform how researchers determine...
Rare dinosaur discovery in West Texas expands ancient species’ known range
A surprising fossil discovery in the desert of West Texas has revealed that a dinosaur species once thought to roam only the northern parts...
Scientists discover “arctic rhino” fossil in Canada, the northernmost rhino ever found
Scientists have identified a new extinct species of rhinoceros that once roamed Canada’s High Arctic—a remarkable find that sheds new light on how ancient...
Nanotyrannus discovery changes everything we knew about T. rex, study finds
For decades, paleontologists have argued over one mystery: was Nanotyrannus a real species, or just a teenage Tyrannosaurus rex?
Now, a new fossil has finally...
Dinosaur “mummies” reveal what these giants really looked like
For the first time, scientists have uncovered a clear and complete picture of what a large dinosaur looked like in real life—thanks to two...
Dinosaurs in New Mexico were thriving until the asteroid hit, study finds
For years, scientists thought dinosaurs were already declining before an asteroid wiped them out 66 million years ago.
But new research from Baylor University, New...
51-million-year-old fossil reveals ancient origins of non-biting flies
A newly discovered fossil from Australia is rewriting what scientists know about the origins of non-biting midges—tiny insects that thrive near lakes and rivers.
The...
The sixth extinction? How humans are driving species to the edge of survival
Human activity may be setting the stage for the largest extinction event since the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago,...