Story of Mammoth Survival Is in the Soil
Ancient DNA preserved in soil may rewrite what we thought about the Ice Age
Ancient DNA preserved in soil may rewrite what we thought about the Ice Age
Life’s great radiations do not always line up with mass extinctions, a new study shows
The extinct giant canids were a remarkable example of convergent evolution
Fossils of small, delicate animals may reveal the early history of gigantic flying reptiles
Debate erupts over how best to estimate the sizes of the largest creatures ever to have walked the earth
A rare cracked fossil shows the world through ancient eyes
Ancient tracks reveal a previously unknown creature from the Age of Dinosaurs—answering one question but raising more
New discoveries have raised the possibility of exploring dino genetics, but controversy surrounds the results
A bird skull from Myanmar hints at a lost world of tiny fossils that are waiting to be unearthed
Small, feathery dinosaurs jettisoned indigestible food just like some modern birds do
At the end of her time at Scientific American, Riley Black reflects on the history of Laelaps
An injury on an ancient bone hints that a saber-toothed carnivore healed fast for its time
A fossil found in Alaska may help explain why a mysterious group of seagoing creatures went extinct
The fossil of an ancient squid relative tells paleontologists something new about the reptile that tried to feed on it
A fossil penguin wing found in Antarctica has broader implications for what dinosaurs looked like
Ancient drought and unfortunate bathroom habits may have doomed some ice age sloths
Smell was certainly an important part of dinosaur life. What do we know about it?
A study of whale feeding habits found that food is the main limit to the size of ocean giants
Envisioning the Jurassic world requires a lot of fossil detective work
A new study finds that many crocodile species can bound and gallop. But alligators can’t
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