Ever wondered if crocodiles or Komodo dragons are closer to dinosaurs? While both appear prehistoric, science reveals ...

Nowadays, dinosaurs are widely portrayed as animated, fictional characters in books and movies! In reality, these reptiles ...

Over 50 Triassic coelacanth fossils from British museums, long mislabeled, show these ancient fish thrived in coastal habitats.

Scientists discovered Agriodontosaurus helsbypetrae, a tiny ancient lizard with oversized teeth, changing the story of lizard ...

It’s the first time insects preserved in amber have been found in South America, and makes the region one of just a handful ...

Changes in rock formations from before and after the mass extinction event 66 million years ago may reflect how dinosaurs acted as ecosystem engineers, shaping vegetation and even the meandering of ri ...

Long, brown plaster teeth protrude from the top and bottom jaws of the impressive replica Tyrannosaurus rex skull. It’s the centerpiece of the Charles H. Clapp’s small paleontology exhibit, and ...

New research from Japan's iron-rich hot springs shows how early microbes may have harnessed iron and oxygen during the Great Oxygenation Event.

A new model uncovers how Earth’s liquid core has sustained its magnetic field since the planet’s beginnings, offering new ...

Billions of years ago, water flowed across Mars. Most scientists agree the red planet had rivers. But did those rivers flow ...

Earth scientists often face huge challenges when researching Earth's history: many significant events occurred such a long ...