Archaeology

A series of tracks in Oklahoma reveal where a dinosaur most likely slipped and caught itself before continuing on

Ice-lubricated sledges were the most efficient way to transport multi-ton stones for Beijing’s center

Researchers recently found the only known ancient mosquito fossil to have died and been fossilized with a blood meal in its belly. Christopher Intagliata reports

Africa once harbored a far greater variety of large carnivores than it does today. Competition with early humans for access to prey may have brought about their decline

Scientists haul their wares to Burning Man

Comparison of small carnivore diversity over time with that of large carnivores points to an unexpected culprit

Researchers used CT scans to make 3-D reconstructions of the fossilized nervous system

Climate models indicate that 100,000 years ago, stormwater would have formed three large rivers running north through the Sahara. Christopher Intagliata reports.

A clue to an impact in Quebec fuels an ongoing debate about the cause of one of Earth's big freezes, called the Younger Dryas

The metal in a set of 5000-year-old Egyptian beads came from an iron meteorite. Sophie Bushwick reports.

Prehistoric pots provide evidence that Europeans were spicing their food some 6,000 years ago. Cynthia Graber reports.

A researcher describes how his mathematical model based on heat diffusion reveals the critical role played by large animals in dispersing nutrients