Learn about a fossil site in Transylvania that contains hundreds of vertebrate remains and was once an island full of dwarf dinosaurs.

Such is the case with Makoshika State Park, a sprawling 11,538-acre wonderland of fantastical badland formations nestled in Montana’s eastern reaches near Glendive. Let me be perfectly honest—this ...

Sixty-six million years ago, a group of South American sauropods developed a surprising evolutionary advantage: the ability ...

Many paleontologists believe that the shape of fossilized pigment containers in cells can help determine dinosaur colors. But some remain skeptical.

Seed plants are essential as a source of food, fuel, medicine, and more. Now, a multidisciplinary team of researchers has ...

Hunting is considered critical to human evolution by many researchers who believe that several characteristics that ...

When you look at a fossil on display, you may envision the world 66 million years ago. You might feel the earth shake beneath ...

Long ago, some saltwater fish adapted to freshwater — and in doing so, developed an extraordinary sense of hearing rivaling our own. By examining a 67-million-year-old fossil, researchers from UC ...

If Yellowstone is dangerous now, it’s a cakewalk compared to the Pleistocene age where humans had to contend with mammoths, mastodons and saber-toothed-tigers. Scientists say people are "pansies" now ...

On September 24, 2182, a relatively large space rock has a 0.037% chance of crashing onto the surface of Earth. Although the chances of impact are slim, Bennu is still one of the most potentially ...

We’ve all heard about artificial intelligence (AI), perhaps the biggest technical revolution since the internet. AI will impact the economy (jobs), healthcare, and people’s daily lives. Since robots ...