Paleontology

Discoveries Rare prehistoric ‘Sword Dragon’ reptile unearthed in the UK

Scientists identify Xiphodracon goldencapensis, a new ichthyosaur species that bridges a major Jurassic evolutionary gap.

Discoveries Million-year-old skull discovery rewrites the story of human evolution Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Early humans were prey, not predators, study finds Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Crocodile-eating apex dinosaur reveals missing link in predator evolution Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Climate shifts drove human innovation 600,000 years ago in China Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries New discovery offers scientists a rare glimpse into how pterosaurs lived and died Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Fierce crocodile relative Kostensuchus atrox found in Patagonia Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries Jurassic dinosaur Spicomellus afer stuns scientists with bizarre armor Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Climate change nearly wiped out early humans 900,000 years ago Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Humans and Neanderthals interbred 100,000 years earlier than previously thought Melanie Livingstone

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

Discoveries Newly discovered Plesiosaur species rewrites Jurassic history Mac Oliveau

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

Discoveries New species of ancient predator whale discovered in Australia Joshua Shavit

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

Discoveries How did the T. rex’s bite force compare to the largest carnivorous dinosaurs Rebecca Shavit

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