Paleontology

The bold idea to enlist satellites in the search for fossils

The discovery marks the end of an “acrimonious” debate

The most concrete evidence of the tools this human ancestor used to doodle

Their extinction left an indelible mark on the landscape

Dinosaur teeth are unique windows into Earth’s ancient air

But our ancient ancestors set the world ablaze 50,000 years ago

They trekked for 2,000 years across formidable terrain

The native forests of South America were shaped by mastodons—and we’re doing a bad job filling their role

What bountiful remains of foraminifera reveal about the ocean’s past and future in times of climate chaos

Traskasaura sandrae had “very odd” features that made it a crafty hunter

Megalodon teeth reveal a secret to their ancient super-predator status

Dinosaur illustrator Mick Ellison on the evolution of using science and art to visualize the long-extinct animals of the deep past