Fossils

Million-year-old microbes found in mammoths reveal new purpose for DNA

Studies reveal hidden DNA switches in humans and million-year-old mammoth microbes, reshaping medicine, evolution, and conservation.

Fierce crocodile relative Kostensuchus atrox found in Patagonia Rebecca Shavit

Jurassic dinosaur Spicomellus afer stuns scientists with bizarre armor Rebecca Shavit

Fossil discovery in the Grand Canyon reveals a sea world teeming with strange prehistoric life Rebecca Shavit

Newly discovered Plesiosaur species rewrites Jurassic history Mac Oliveau

New species of ancient humans rewrites the story of early human evolution Joshua Shavit

New species of ancient predator whale discovered in Australia Joshua Shavit

New fossil discoveries reveal life before Earth’s greatest extinction Joseph Shavit

Fossilized teeth reveal a risky diet change spurred human evolution Joseph Shavit

Ancient tooth fossil reveals humans have been getting high for over 4,000 years Rebecca Shavit

All living mammals evolved from this country – 50 million years earlier than previously thought Joseph Shavit

Scientists discover colossal 50-foot long snake from 47 million years ago Joseph Shavit

Dinosaur tracks reveal mixed species travelled together in herds like modern mammals Rebecca Shavit

The surprisingly complex story of how mammals stand and move today Mac Oliveau

540 million years of ocean life measured in landmark global study Joshua Shavit

Grapes may have first grown in the Americas, not Europe, study finds Joseph Shavit

Groundbreaking discovery rewrites over a century of insect and plant science Joseph Shavit