Wadisuchus kassabi is both a new species and the first member of a new genus, or group of species that share physical similarities and an evolutionary line. The species was named after the valley ...

Modern science reveals dinosaurs were more intelligent than previously thought, with Troodon formosus standing out as an ...

The search for a famed polar exploration shipwreck led researchers to discover geometric patterns created by fish on the Antarctic seafloor.

A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging ...

A near-perfect fossil egg from a carnivorous dinosaur, surrounded by reptile and mammal remains, could rewrite what we know ...

Researchers, comparing bones from Canada’s High Arctic with European species, rethink how prehistoric life went from ...

Plague, leprosy, smallpox and other diseases didn't jump from animals to humans when we thought. Ancient DNA is revealing ...

Florida's Everglades is the largest stretch of undeveloped land in the easter U.S., and the area is literally crawling with ...

Discover the largest sharks ever to roam the ocean. Learn about the extinct, colossal Megalodon (up to 20m) and the largest ...

Deep in the mountains of northern Norway, scientists have uncovered the remains of 46 Ice Age species, preserved for over ...

New research in a North American “mummy zone” in eastern Wyoming reveals how giant duck-billed dinosaurs were preserved in striking detail.

In the far reaches of Antarctica, a discovery on Seymour Island has jolted paleontology: a giant, soft-shelled egg from the ...