Paleontology
Fossilized Dinos Are Bones Turned to Stone—But Sometimes, Part of the Original Dino Survives
Every fossilized skeleton is a unique snowflake. We now know that some contain biological bits of tooth and claw
Aboriginal Australians Lived In Country's Interior 10,000 Years Earlier Than Thought
Excavations at a rock shelter in the Flinders Range shows people were there 49,000 years ago, hunting megafauna and developing new tools
133-Million-Year-Old Pebble Discovered to Be First Fossilized Dinosaur Brain
Found on a beach in England, the small fossil contains blood vessel, cortex and part of the membrane that surrounds the brain
Humans May Have Hunted Cave Lions to Extinction—For Throw Rugs
Dear cave lions: We're so, so sorry.
Paleontologists Probe the Bonehead that Foreshadowed Domed Dinos
This striking skull shape evolved at least twice. But what was its purpose?
Scientists Puzzle Over Unusual Mammoth Skull Unearthed in the Channel Islands
The well-preserved fossil doesn't neatly fit in with other examples of the species
Two Pterosaur Finds Are Helping to Untangle Their Family Tree
An intact skull and a pint-sized species offer clues to how these creatures evolved
Rare Complete T. Rex Skull Found in Montana
The "Tufts-Love skull" will be cleaned and put on display at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
This Man Claims He Has the World’s Largest Collection of Toy Dinosaurs, and He Loves Them All
Randy Knol's stunning array chronicles our evolving knowledge about the prehistoric beasts
Smithsonian Researchers Uncover Extinct, Ancient River Dolphin Fossil Hiding in Their Own Collections
Sometimes, paleontologists don’t have to go into the field to discover a tantalizing new species
Defying Critics, Paleontologist Paul Olsen Looks for Hidden Answers Behind Mass Extinctions
From a childhood spent discovering fossils to tangling over questions of ancient life and death, this scientist constantly pushes the boundaries.
Chew on This: Powerful Jaws Fueled a Jurassic Herbivore Boom
Teeth, not flowers, might be the key to the duckbills’ success
Arm Day at the Gym Apparently Not a Thing for Newly Found, Tiny-Armed Dino
Turns out <i>T. rex</i> doesn’t have a copyright on those adorably awkward, itty-bitty arms
These Paleo Pets Made Fossil Hunting Less Lonely
In the solitary hunt for bones, furry companions provide company, act as field assistants and sometimes even make the ultimate sacrifice
99-Million-Year-Old Bird Wings Found Encased in Amber
The rare fossils from the age of the dinosaurs look a lot like modern-day bird wings
History Forgot This Rogue Aristocrat Who Discovered Dinosaurs and Died Penniless
Now fallen into shadow, the Romania-born Baron Franz Nopcsa was a groundbreaking scientist, adventurer -- and would-be king
Landfill Surprises Scientists With 12-Million-Year-Old Whale Fossils
The fossilized remains of a sperm whale were discovered in a newly cleared area of an Orange County landfill
The Event that Wiped out Dinosaurs Also Nearly Did in the Mammals
New estimates suggest a measly seven percent of mammals survived the extinction
In This Jurassic Boneyard, It's Not Size That Counts
A rich cache of fossils in Colorado is valuable not for the big dino bones but the relatively tiny fossils that are still being dug up.
Two New Discoveries Add to a Horned Dino Revolution
Twenty years ago, there were about 23 horned dinosaurs. Today, the count has more than tripled
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