Fossils April 30, 2020 66M-year-old 'crazy beast' discovered in Madagascar: An 'animal for which we don't have any real parallels' During the age of the dinosaurs, the planet looked very different than it does today, with supercontinents reigning supreme and bizarre-looking creatures walking the Earth. Now, researchers have discovered a 66-million-year-old fossil of the world's oldest mammal, for which there aren't "any real parallels."
Reptiles April 21, 2020 Prehistoric crocodiles were more like whales and dolphins, shocking study finds A newly published study notes that prehistoric crocodiles acted more like modern-day whales and dolphins than their modern-day relatives, based off their inner-ear sensory system.
Digging History March 27, 2020 This primeval worm may be the ancestor of all animals Humans, it's been said, are like donuts. They have an opening at each end, and a single continuous hole running through their middle. (Note: This theory has yet to appear in a peer-reviewed journal.)
Fossils March 23, 2020 Fish sprouted fingers before they ventured onto land, fossil shows A 380-million-year-old fossil of a fish has revealed that fingers evolved in vertebrates before the creatures wriggled out of the sea and evolved into land-dwelling creatures, as a new study describes.
Fossils March 19, 2020 Meet 'Wonderchicken': Scientists find 67M year-old fossil of 'world's first modern bird' Researchers have discovered "wonderchicken," a 67-million-year-old fossilized bird they believe is the first "modern bird."
Fossils March 17, 2020 Mysterious Ice Age structure built from woolly mammoth bones found Researchers have discovered a mysterious structure at least 20,000-years-old comprised of woolly mammoth bones in Russia that has left experts stunned.
Dinosaurs March 4, 2020 Dinosaurs may have traveled shorter distances than previously believed, new study suggests A new study suggests that dinosaurs traveled significantly shorter distances and had drastically different migration behavior than initially believed.
Dinosaurs March 4, 2020 Traces of DNA found in fossilized dinosaur skull, scientists claim A shocking new study suggests that researchers have found traces of DNA inside a fossilized dinosaur skull.
Fossils March 3, 2020 'Exquisite' dinosaur-age cockroaches discovered preserved in amber A pair of 99-million-year-old cockroaches are rewriting the early history of the underworld.
Fossils February 19, 2020 World's oldest salamander discovered in Siberia Scientists have discovered the world's oldest salamander, a 167-million-year-old specimen found in Siberia.
Dinosaurs February 18, 2020 Dinosaurs were warm-blooded, shocking study says Despite most scientists generally accepting that dinosaurs were cold-blooded creatures, a new study suggests they were in fact warm-blooded.