Zigzags on a Shell From Java Are the Oldest Human Engravings
The early human Homo erectus also made the oldest known shell tools half a million years ago
The Scientist Behind “Jurassic World”, Jack Horner, Breaks Down the Movie’s Thrilling Trailer
We spoke with the paleontologist, who was an adviser on the Jurassic Park movies, about the science behind the franchise
Reexamining Fossils Revealed a New Dinosaur Species
A distinct species of Pentaceratops was hiding in a museum’s fossil collection
Researchers Are Examining a 9,000-Year-Old Bison Mummy
The well-mummified specimen of a steppe bison, a now-extinct species that lived in the Ice Age, has intact organs
This Fifth Grader Found a 14,000-Year-Old Clovis Point, Likely Unearthed From Hurricane Sandy
Noah Cordle was boogie boarding in New Jersey when he came upon an ancient hunting tool
Ten Years On, the Flores “Hobbit” Remains an Evolutionary Puzzle
Why was the 2004 unveiling of a small hominin dubbed Homo floresiensis such a big deal?
Carrion Beetles Were the First Caring Parents
Flesh-eating beetles that lived 125 million years ago set the stage for modern parenting
Meet the Mighty Spinosaurus, the First Dinosaur Adapted for Swimming
A mysterious mustachioed man helped paleontologists piece together the life story of the long-lost, semi-aquatic “Egyptian spine lizard”
This Weird, 500 Million-Year-Old Spiky Worm With Legs Actually Has a Descendant
Modern-day velvet worms’ jaws are repurposed former claws
New Desert-Dwelling Pterosaur Unearthed in Brazil
A massive bone bed is already yielding insights into the flying reptile’s lifestyle
The Flores “Hobbit” Might Not Be a New Species at All
A long-standing debate on the original findings has been reignited
A Wyoming Cave Full Of Ice Age Animal Bones is Finally Being Opened To Scientists
After being closed for three decades, a remote sinkhole full of ancient bones will be opened to researchers
Found: 120-Million-Year-Old Colony of Fossilized Flying Reptiles, Plus Their Eggs
The eggs were unearthed in the midst of a boneyard of pterosaurs, lending insight into the behaviors of ancient flying reptiles
DNA From 12,000-Year-Old Skeleton Helps Answer the Question: Who Were the First Americans?
In 2007, cave divers discovered remains that form the oldest, most complete and genetically intact human skeleton in the New World
Giant Sperm Cells Belonging to 17 Million Year Old Shrimp Are the Oldest Ever Found
The sperm were longer than the male shrimp’s entire body
Paleoartist Brings Human Evolution to Life
For Elisabeth Daynès, sculpting ancient humans and their ancestors is both an art and a science
Cougars Survived the Pleistocene Extinction Because They’ll Eat Just About Anything Meaty
Eating everything that’s in front of you is key to eking by when times are tough
Five Things We Don’t Know About Tyrannosaurus Rex
As the Smithsonian welcomes the arrival of its fossil rex, scientists reveal all that we have yet to learn about this magnificent creature
Almost 65 Years After Its Pieces Were Dispersed, Scientists Reconstructed a Long-Lost Dinosaur Chase
A lost set of dinosaur footprints in Texas has been reconstructed from 70-year-old photographs
Scientists Discover a Large and Feathered Dinosaur that Once Roamed North America
The ‘Anzu wyliei’ species looks like a cross between a chicken and a lizard
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