Paleontology

A 12,000-year-old depiction of a woman and a goose offers intriguing hints into the culture of early human settlements

Ancient use of this red powder is found wherever there were humans

The newly named reptile, Tainrakuasuchus bellator, had a mouth brimming with sharp teeth to snatch prey

Discoveries abound in an ancient predator’s upchuck

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