The new research is the first to look back at early mammals in full color. Using advanced fossil imaging methods and a ...

A study of the fossilised fur of six mammals from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods has found they were all greyish-brown ...

Known today as the “Black Belt,” the southeastern United States was once covered by an ancient sea—one that continues to ...

The six-mile-wide asteroid punched a one-way ticket toward extinction for all non-avian dinosaurs. Some 66 million years ...

A newly discovered scorpion fossil is rewriting the story of ancient ecosystems. This rare find, named Jeholia longchengi, ...

Extremely rare fossil of an ancient scorpion unearthed at China's Jehol Biota. The scorpion would've been a key species in ...

Palaeontologists in Victoria have identified a trio of ancient meat-eating dinosaurs that terrorised Southern Gondwana, including the world's oldest known megaraptorid - aka the 'mega raptor'. It's ...

An international team of scientists has synchronized key climate records from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to unravel the ...

Adult insects are known for their fascinating and complex eyes, which allow them to accomplish remarkable sensory feats when ...

From its well-preserved bones, the paleontologists believe that Chadititan was a small and slender dinosaur, with elongated vertebrae and delicate limbs that set it apart from other titanosaurs. It ...