Dragon legends appear in cultures separated by vast distances, raising questions about their possible origins. Some scientists suggest that prehistoric fossil discoveries may have influenced early ...

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

You might have an idea of what a fossil looks like – but these fossils are slightly different (and will change the way you ...

Greenpeace activists staged a protest in Milan on Thursday against the sponsorship of the Milan-Cortina Olympics by energy ...

In South Africa, paleontology has been dominated by white people. Lazarus Kgasi is changing that dynamic — and coloring in ...

Something unusual keeps turning up in marine sediments. These are large crystals of magnetite, formed by biology rather than geology, and preserved fo.

At a time when employment in the oilpatch is declining, building housing with renewable energy is a natural pivot for the Canadian economy and those who earn their livelihood from ...

Grooves carved deep into a limestone cliff above Italy’s Adriatic coast have triggered renewed interest in the region’s ...

The image of kangaroos hopping their way across the Australian outback is iconic – and it turns out it might have been an even more impressive sight during the Pleistocene. A new study by researchers ...

Prehistoric giant kangaroos could hop after all, challenging long-held beliefs about their movement. For years, scientists believed that Procoptodon goliah, the largest known kangaroo species—standing ...

There’s a corner of Arizona so mellow it could be a yoga retreat, yet it packs a punch that would make even the most seasoned fossil‑fan gasp. I’m talking about a secluded mesa where the only “trail ...

Scientists studying the fossil remains of giant prehistoric kangaroos have found that even animals weighing more than 200kg may not have been too big to bounce, overturning long-held assumptions about ...