Paleontologists have uncovered the fossil of a new scorpion species, Jeholia longchengi, in China’s famous Yixian Formation.

Their species name is well known, but until recently we’ve understood very little for certain about Homo habilis. Columnist ...

Two marsupials thought extinct for over 7,000 years were rediscovered in New Guinea through fossils, photos and citizen science.

Sea fossils found on some of the world's tallest mountains are reigniting fierce debate over whether the biblical story of Noah's Great Flood could be rooted in real events.

In paleontology, lineages that drop out of the fossil record and then re-emerge after long periods are termed ‘Lazarus taxa.’ ...

He also noted that features such as bipedalism, toothless beaks, hollow bones, and large eye sockets are typically associated ...

Roughly 425 million years ago, in the warm seas over what is now southern China, there lived a meter-long bony fish with jaws ...

Tiny fossil teeth from Colorado are revealing new clues about the very first relatives of primates, including humans.

The Spinosaurus is a sail-backed, crocodile-snouted dinosaur that Hollywood depicted as a giant terrestrial predator capable of taking down a T. rex in Jurassic Park 3. Then they changed their mind ...

Fruita’s location makes it an ideal stop for anyone traveling through western Colorado. It’s just minutes from Grand Junction and right off Interstate 70, so you can easily add it to your itinerary ...

After years of analysis, the animal turned out to be an entirely new species — one that lived millions of years longer than scientists believed possible for its kind. The species is called Tanyka ...