How early humans used clever traps to hunt mammoths
Forget what you’ve seen in movies—early humans didn’t take down mammoths by throwing spears.
Instead, they used a smart and strategic method to hunt these...
How plant-eating dinosaurs handle tough diets
At the end of the Cretaceous period, duck-billed dinosaurs, known as hadrosaurs, were some of the most advanced plant-eaters on Earth.
New research has revealed...
Scientists discover matching dinosaur footprints on opposite sides of the Atlantic
In a fascinating discovery, an international team of researchers led by paleontologist Louis L. Jacobs from Southern Methodist University (SMU) has found matching dinosaur...
Scientists discover new ‘eyebrowed’ predator dinosaur in Kyrgyzstan
Paleontologists have made an exciting discovery in Kyrgyzstan: a new species of predatory dinosaur with a distinctive feature—a prominent "eyebrow" bone.
This dinosaur, named Alpkarakush...
Scientists unveil 135-million-year-old marine crocodile, shedding light on Cretaceous Seas
An international team of scientists from Germany and the UK has made an exciting discovery: a new species of ancient marine crocodile named Enalioetes...
Scientists discover new 210-million-year-old lungfish species
A new species of lungfish, discovered in Zimbabwe, could change how we understand the evolution of these unique animals.
The fossil, named Ferganoceratodus edwardsi, honors...
520-million-year-old worm fossil reveals how modern insects, spiders and crabs evolved
A team of researchers from Durham University has made an exciting discovery that helps explain how modern insects, spiders, crabs, and centipedes evolved.
They found...
Scientists find ancient mass extinction triggered rapid evolution in bird genomes
A new study from the University of Michigan has uncovered how the mass extinction event 66 million years ago, which wiped out non-avian dinosaurs,...
Ancient dolphins used sonar 5 million years ago, study finds
New research shows that dolphins developed their amazing sonar abilities much earlier than previously thought.
Dr. Rachel Racicot from the Senckenberg Research Institute and her...
Scientists discover a new species of chordate from Cambrian period
Scientists have uncovered a new species of chordate, a group that includes vertebrates like humans, in a surprising discovery from the Cambrian period, about...