Learn about Earth’s history with five fossils that have stories to tell Paul D. Taylor and Aaron O'Dea Though massive creatures may look like a dinosaur, the Dimetrodon lived 50 million years before ...

Recently-revealed notebooks belonging to a late paleontologist contain the missing information needed to help researchers finish their study of a remarkable fossil discovered nearly three decades ago.

The relics of dinosaurs and prehistoric species abound in Arizona, telling the story of life on Earth from hundreds of millions of years ago. Based on records from the Paleobiology Database, a public ...

This period of time was when dinosaurs first evolved. The continents we live on today were part of one land mass that scientists call Pangaea. The climate was hot and dinosaurs flourished after the ...

South Africa boasts some of the best fossil records on Earth. Fossils are found in strata and rocks in many parts of the country. Some are billions of years old. But fossils aren’t just pieces of the ...

Scientists have announced the discovery of damaged hemoglobin in the hollow, blood vessel–like structures of dinosaur fossils. The researchers used a novel technique they hope may put an enduring ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

For a change, this week’s column does not feature food. Instead, I couldn’t resist writing about National Fossil Day, which is celebrated on the Wednesday of the second full week of October. This year ...

Microscopic tardigrades—plump, eight-legged arthropod relatives—are nearly indestructible, and their durability superpower may have helped them weather the deadliest mass extinction in Earth’s history ...