Paleontology

Discoveries Ancient Ocean Volcanoes Linked to Repeated Triassic Extinctions

New research from the Tibetan Plateau links repeated underwater volcanic eruptions to multiple marine extinctions during the Triassic Period.

AI AI helps scientists read dinosaur footprints, offering new clues to ancient life Shy Cohen

Discoveries Giant Prototaxites fossil reveals an extinct branch of complex life on Earth Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Two-million-year-old skeleton reveals homo habilis had strong, long arms Mac Oliveau

Discoveries Scientists solve the evolutionary mystery of how humans came to walk upright Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Early hominins walked on two legs 7 million-years-ago, study finds Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Radiocarbon dating finds Ukraine’s mammoth bone shelters were used 18,000 years ago Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Fossil skulls reveal how well extinct mammals could smell Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Mosasaur tooth fossil reveals giant sea reptiles lived in freshwater rivers Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Severe drought pushed the ‘hobbits’ of Flores toward extinction 61,000 years ago Joseph Shavit

Discoveries New study confirms Nanotyrannus was a grown dinosaur, not a baby T. rex Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Two ancient cousins of Lucy walked on two legs in different ways Mac Oliveau

Discoveries Fossil tracks in Italy record a turtle stampede from 80 million years ago Mac Oliveau

Discoveries Dinosaur eggshells are accurate timekeepers of fossil age, study finds Mac Oliveau

Discoveries Fossils show giant sharks evolved far earlier than expected Joshua Shavit

Discoveries 360 million-year-old sea predator found to be smaller and much stronger than once thought Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Magnetofossil crystals reveal Earth’s first animal navigation system Joshua Shavit