A bout 80 million years ago, when enormous volcanoes blasted upwards, spewing copious lava, the event gave birth to what is ...

The 50,000 year old remains of the creature were uncovered when scientists melted permafrost in the Batagaika crater in the ...

Paleontologists used UV fluorescence to find 50 Pterodactylus fossils, revealing their full family, from hatchlings to adults ...

This newly identified dinosaur species represents the oldest and most primitive type of ornithischian dinosaur found in Asia ...

Every episode of season 4 of The Big Questions podcast is now available, where we explore the biggest questions in science ...

Scientists in China have just dug up 500-million-year-old embryos that will help us understand the developmental biology of ...

Contrary to Cope's Rule, today's animals, including polar bears, are shrinking due to climate change and human impacts.

Massive volcanic eruptions have been linked to the demise of the dinosaurs. However, a new climate study shows that the ...

Nearly two decades have passed since the discovery of new dinosaur species in Sierra County. Paleontologists with the New ...

While Nayler's story is wholly fictional, it is not without basis in a very real school of zoological thought, one which ...

In a major breakthrough for the ages, scientists have discovered a rare sea creature that has existed since the time of the dinosaurs!

Over time, some of those dinosaurs sprouted feathers and took to the skies—and while their reptilian cousins died off, those ...