The veteran naturalist investigates the discovery of a lifetime - the skull of a pliosaur, one of the most ferocious Jurassic ...

An analysis of a 30,000-year-old fossil vulture from Central Italy has revealed for the first time that volcanic rock can preserve microscopic details in feathers -- the first ever record of such a ...

Every morning in Miami, our fieldwork begins the same way. Fresh Cuban coffee and pastelitos—delicious Latin American ...

Remarkable new fossils from Swartkrans Cave reveal that a prehistoric relative of humans was also extremely small and ...

Each lizard is unique. Some have longer legs, others stronger jaws, and all behave slightly differently. The differences ...

Scientists suggest that bigger brains in bird ancestors led to more flexible skulls, playing a key role in their evolution.

Modern birds are the living relatives of dinosaurs. Take a look at the features of flightless birds like chickens and ...

A new species of primitive reptile, named Marmoretta drescherae, was identified from fossils unearthed in Portugal dating ...

A study led by palaeontologist Alexandre Guillaume, from Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL) and Museu da Lourinhã, has ...

Researchers in Brazil have discovered Retymaijychampsa beckerorum, a 237-million-year-old crocodile-like predator from the Triassic period. This semi-aquatic reptile, with an elongated skull and ...

Dinosaurs are the extinct relatives of birds that roamed the lands and seas of ancient Earth. They first appeared around 240 ...

Scientists have discovered several well-preserved fossils of Psittacosaurus, including over a dozen complete skeletons that include the reptile’s skull. Fossils with this level of completeness are ...