How a Greenhouse Catastrophe Killed Nearly All Life
In recently published findings, scientists show how one of the largest mass extinctions in Earth's history unfolded
paleontology
Scientists Reconstruct Beetles from the Cretaceous
International research team gains new insights into the evolution of fossil beetles
Researchers Extract DNA from Resin-Embedded Insects
An international team has now detected DNA from ambrosia beetles that were trapped in recent tree resin for less than seven years
New DNA Recovery Technique Reveals Richer Picture of the Past
Researchers analyze permafrost samples from four sites in the Yukon, each representing different points in the Pleistocene-Halocene transition
Australian Banana Cultivation Found to Go Back over 2,000 Years
Findings help dispel the view that Australia's first peoples were 'only hunter gatherers'
Malignant Cancer Diagnosed in a Dinosaur for the First Time
Originally discovered in Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta in 1989, the badly malformed end of the fossil was originally thought to represent a healing fracture
What Was the Climate like during the Origin of Dinosaurs?
An international team reveals discoveries about an unusual time called the 'Carnian Pluvial Episode'
Evidence Found That Ancient Crocodiles Walked on Two Legs
Researchers first thought the similar-shaped fossilized footprints were from another ancient animal known as the pterosaur
New Study Finds Cannibalism in Dinosaurs
Big theropod dinosaurs such as Allosaurus and Ceratosaurus ate pretty much everything—including each other, according to new research
New Insights into Some of the World's Oldest Dinosaur Eggs
Dinosaur 'Easter eggs' reveal their secrets in 3D thanks to X-rays and high-powered computers