Paleontology
How Ancient Teeth Reveal the Roots of Humankind
From diet to evolution, prehistoric chompers tell archaeologists a surprising amount about our ancestors
How We Elected <i>T. rex</i> to Be Our Tyrant Lizard King
The true story behind our obsession with the last and largest of the tyrannosaurs
Oldest Footprints Show When Life On Earth Got Legs
Tiny fossil tracks found in South China firmly date appendages back to the Ediacaran period
The Many Ways Women Get Left Out of Paleontology
The hurdles that prevent female fossil hunters from rising at the same rates as their male peers are myriad—but they are all interconnected
A Mysterious Dinosaur Skeleton Was Auctioned Off to a Private Buyer
And paleontologists are not happy about it
How the Ancestors of Birds Survived the Dino-Killing Asteroid
Forest cover was crucial to avian evolution, a new study on the mass extinction event asserts
The Case for Charles Dickens, the Science Communicator
A new exhibition dives into the Victorian novelist's passion for science
People Lived in This Cave for 78,000 Years
Excavations in Panga ya Saidi suggest technological and cultural change came slowly over time and show early humans weren't reliant on coastal resources
How Do Scientists Identify New Species? For Neanderthals, It Was All About Timing and Luck
Even the most remarkable fossil find means nothing if scientists aren’t ready to see it for what it is
700,000-Year-Old Butchered Rhino Pushes Back Ancient Human Arrival in the Philippines
The find changes the story of human migration, but scientists still don't know what human species did the cutting
3-D Scans of Fossil Beaks Show How Modern Birds Came to Be
The early seabird had the sharp teeth of its dinosaur relatives but a bird-like body
Fossil Tracks May Record Ancient Humans Hunting Giant Sloths
The tracks suggest a human—perhaps in search of food—closely followed the movements of the massive creature
Ten Chinese Museums Where You Can See a Dinosaur Fossil Up Close
The country's dino explosion has created a mecca for tourists intent on catching a glimpse of feathered dinos and other prehistoric wonders
The Great Chinese Dinosaur Boom
A gold rush of fossil-finding is turning China into the new epicenter of paleontology
This Ancient Reptile Was One of the Most Massive Creatures That Ever Lived
A fossil jawbone found in England suggests the 'sea monster' was nearly the size of a blue whale
Rare Tiny T. Rex Unearthed in Montana
Researchers are yet unsure if the creature is a baby dino or an example of the contentious <i>Nanotyrannus</i>
Dinosaur Horns Were For Making Love, Not War
The elaborate horns and frills were more likely for attracting mates than fighting off enemies
What’s a "Missing Link"?
While some still use the term, experts abhor it because it implies that life is a linear hierarchy
The Woman Who Shaped the Study of Fossil Brains
By drawing out hidden connections, Tilly Edinger joined the fields of geology and neurology
Rare Mammoth Tracks Reveal an Intimate Portrait of Herd Life
Researchers piece together a 43,000-years-old tableau of an injured adult and concerned young
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