Extinction

A new study concludes that developing dinosaurs spent a long time inside their eggs

This new dinosaur adds to the big picture of how the terrible lizards were faring at the end of the Cretaceous

A lucky find changes the story of how Channel Islands mammals came to be so small

Changing the menu may have allowed jaguars to thrive while other cats perished

Visiting Seattle with kids? Want geology? In this installment of our occasional series on the subject, we're visiting Burke Museum, which has got plenty of hands-on geology and paleontology for the kids (and adults) to experience! It's a great place to take them on a rainy day. Come explore!

A warming climate and humans acted as a one-two punch

This new fossil outlines the rise and fall of fish-like reptiles.

The southern damselfy is disappearing in northern Africa as freshwater resources disappear. Is this a harbinger of things to come?

A catalogue of the genetic differences between woolly mammoths and elephants reveals how the ice age giants braved the cold

Bonobo poop matters. Well, maybe not the poop itself, but what's in it. You see, bonobos eat a lot of fruit, and fruit contains seeds. Those seeds travel through a bonobo's digestive system while the bonobo itself travels through the landscape.

Five years go an impressive, international group of scientists unveiled nine biological and environmental "boundaries" that humankind should not cross in order to keep the earth a livable place.

The number of exhibits combining science and art in some capacity has grown steadily since I began blogging about them in 2011. With exhibits in galleries and museums across the country, there’s something for everyone.