In South Africa, paleontology has been dominated by white people. Lazarus Kgasi is changing that dynamic — and coloring in the picture of the world our distant ancestors once inhabited.

Dragon legends appear in cultures separated by vast distances, raising questions about their possible origins. Some ...

Using the fossil record and modern cold-blooded critters, paleontologist Kelsey Jenkins recreates the hearing capabilities of ...

This world-famous fossil is now on display in Abu Dhabi, allowing visitors to see up close one of the most important finds in ...

Up to 50 percent of species—which included 12 bird species and 4 frog species—on Aotearoa’s North Island went extinct before ...

A fossil jaw found in Ethiopia shows Paranthropus ranged far north, challenging long-held ideas about early human relatives ...

Fossil Ridge basketball's Lauren Smith is Blue FCU's Girls Athlete of the Week after tying a program record in a prolific all-around performance.

A new study shows that the event that wiped out the dinosaurs caused only a small drop in shark and ray species at the same ...

Scientists have said fossils of a small newly discovered dinosaur found in Spain could change ideas on the evolution of ...

In the first of a new series, curator Dr Neil Adams shares the stories and science of the fossil mammal collection.

Now, a breakthrough by Chinese researchers has filled this gap by discovering a top-tier soft-bodied fossil deposit in Hunan province's Huayuan county — dating shortly after the Sinsk event. This ...

Waitomo is a region on New Zealand famous for glittering glowworms that hang from caves. But deep inside a jagged crevice ...