Paleontology
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The Feathery Dinosaurs That Couldn’t Fly
Close inspection of “exceptionally preserved” fossils suggests that some dinosaurs shed their ability to take off -
Ancient Bee Nests Hiding in Regurgitated, Fossilized Bones
A cave in the Dominican Republic has revealed the first recorded instance of bee larvae tucked into fossils -
Hobbits May Have Been Victims of Climate Change
New research offers clues into the mysterious disappearance of these tiny hominins -
Millions of Years Ago These Animals Shaped the Arabian Sea
Like modern sea cows, these Late Miocene marine mammals engineered their ecosystems -
You Don’t Need a Big Brain to Fly
New research into the ancestors of pterosaurs reveals surprising clues to the evolution of flight -
An Ancient Earthquake Might Have Unleashed a Sea Turtle Stampede
Potential flipper marks found by free climbers might point to the marks of frightened reptiles -
Living Large: Giant Anacondas Blew Up 12 Million Years Ago
Recently unearthed fossilized vertebrae shows the resilience of the massive snakes -
Behold the Biggest Dinosaur Parade
What the biggest set of trackways ever discovered says about life in the Late Cretaceous -
This Huge Ocean Beast Shifts Sharks’ Evolutionary Timeline
Fossils from a 3-ton shark unearthed in northern Australia suggests these creatures grew into massive, fearsome predators earlier than previously thought -
These Neanderthals May Have Eaten Their Enemies
And it could be our fault
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These Gory, Rare Fossils Unravel Ancient Marine Rivalries
Decapitated remnants of Aspidorhynchus fish from the Late Jurassic hint at who they hunted—and who hunted them
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This Historic Figurine Unearths New Insights Into Ancient Spirituality
A 12,000-year-old depiction of a woman and a goose offers intriguing hints into the culture of early human settlements
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This Huge Lizard Stalked the Earth Before Dinos
The newly named reptile, Tainrakuasuchus bellator, had a mouth brimming with sharp teeth to snatch prey
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Unique Puke Fossil Reveals New Pterosaur Species
Discoveries abound in an ancient predator’s upchuck
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Can Lichen Light the Way to Dinosaur Finds?
The bold idea to enlist satellites in the search for fossils
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“Tiny T. Rex” Makes Big Waves in Paleontology Community
The discovery marks the end of an “acrimonious” debate -
Neanderthals May Have Invented the Original Crayon
The most concrete evidence of the tools this human ancestor used to doodle -
The Dinos’ Demise Gave Rivers Their Shape
Their extinction left an indelible mark on the landscape -
The Data in a Dino’s Smile
Dinosaur teeth are unique windows into Earth’s ancient air -
We Didn’t Start the Fire
But our ancient ancestors set the world ablaze 50,000 years ago