Between 33 percent and 50 percent of the species of the North Island might have vanished in the long interval between the arrival of people on Aotearoa and canoes a disconcerting memory of the fact ...

After consulting texts on bird anatomy, O’Connor realized what they were: oral papillae. “Imagine if the flesh on the roof of ...

A bizarre fossil called Prototaxites, which was the largest life-form on land 400 million years ago, may have been a completely unknown form of multicellular life, according to a new study.

The discovery takes us to Chicago, where a mysterious specimen arrived encased in rock at the Field Museum in 2022. It was ...

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

Fossils unearthed from the cavern provide a "missing volume" in New Zealand’s natural history, say researchers.

Kouxian, or ancient jaw harp, is the earliest string instrument that has been found in China. By placing kouxian between the lips and tapping it with the fingers, the instrument can produce sounds, ...

The Painted Hills, one of three park units that make up John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, are home to some of the ...

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.

Deep beneath the rolling hills of New Zealand’s North Island, a long-sealed chamber has opened a window into a world that ...

One of Earth’s first birds had modern bird-like mouth features that evolved to handle food efficiently and meet the energy ...

CT scans also indicate Archaeopteryx had nerve endings in the end of its beak—part of what’s known as a bill-tip organ. Again ...