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Paleontology

How Neanderthals Mastered Dentistry

The oldest evidence of successful dental surgery

May 13, 2026

New Long-Necked Dinosaur Unearthed in Brazil Has European Roots

It’s the largest ever sauropod discovered in the area

May 8, 2026

What Hurt This Jurassic Sea Monster?

The ichthyosaurs had some tremendous survival skills

May 1, 2026

Oldest Reptile Mummy Sheds Light on the Ancient Art of Breathing

Its rib breathing set the stage for further evolution of land animals

April 16, 2026

Solid Proof That Our Mammal Ancestors Laid Eggs

How ancient reproduction paved the way for mammals

April 13, 2026

This Record-Breaking Octopus Fossil Isn’t an Octopus After All

Uncovering a case of mistaken cephalopod identity

April 7, 2026

The Big-Game Elephants Neanderthals Hunted for Food

A prehistoric butcher bonanza uncovered on an ancient German lakeshore

March 31, 2026

Now We Know What the Insects of the Jurassic Period Sounded Like

Thanks to crickets and relatives playing their “washboards”

March 30, 2026

The Giant Sloths and Armadillos of Prehistoric Texas 

Snorkeling scientists uncover a treasure trove of megafauna fossils in a flooded cave

March 30, 2026

New Ape Fossil Could Shift Our Evolutionary Origins Northward

Ancestor of humans and other great apes turns up in Egypt

March 27, 2026