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Scientists are working on a mystery involving a strange skull, neither Neanderthal nor human, that was found fused to a cave wall.

Scientists Intrigued by Non-Human Skull Embedded in Cave Wall

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists have discovered that a fossil site in Colorado was once the equivalent of a popular night club, back in the Cretaceous era.

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Analyzing Ancient Footprints, Scientists Find Evidence Dinos Like T-Rex Did the “Moonwalk” to Attract Mates

By Sharon Adarlo

A paleontologist has unearthed in Texas an ancient semi-aquatic dinosaur that has a goofy-looking head and skeleton.

Science & Energy

Paleontologists Find Skeleton That Weirdly Looks Exactly Like Barney the Purple Dinosaur

By Sharon Adarlo

Out in wild, wild West Canada, a self-appointed "dinosaur erection specialist" is inviting visitors to come see his fancy bones.

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You Will Never in a Million Years Be Able to Guess What A “Dinosaur Erection Specialist” Actually Does For Work

By Noor Al-Sibai

Two "Punk" and "Emo" fossils are challenging scientists' understanding of the evolution of mollusks. The scene, folks, is not dead.

Science & Energy

Scientists Discover “Punk” and “Emo” Fossils

By Frank Landymore

A dentist was in for a huge shock when he looked down at his parents' new tile floor and saw what appeared to be the fossil of a human jaw.

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Dentist Alarmed to Spot Human Jawbone in Parents’ Tile Floor

By Noor Al-Sibai

The fossil has led to the discovery of a new dinosaur species nicknamed the "pharaoh's dawn chicken from hell."

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Researcher Buys Dinosaur Fossil Online, Discovers Terrifying Monster

By Frank Landymore

An engineer developed an interactive website with a 3D view of Earth and the option to see what the planet looked like in the distant past.

Science & Energy

Awesome Website Lets You See What Dinosaurs Lived Near Your House

By Sharon Adarlo

Archaeologists were affronted to discover that billionaires had sent ancient hominin bones up on a Virgin Galactic spaceflight.

Paleontologists Furious When Ancient Human Fossils Blasted to Space

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists have found and analyzed an ancient skull that, while human-like, does not appear to belong to our branch of Homo sapiens.

Scientists Puzzled by Human-Like Skull That Matches No Known Species

By Noor Al-Sibai

large prehistoric whale small head

Scientists: Massive Ancient Whale With Silly, Tiny Head Was Real

By Sharon Adarlo

An incredible fossil depicts a mammal locked in battle with a dinosaur — a scene so unique, they did extra legwork to make sure it was real.

Amazing Fossil Froze Dinosaur in Death Match With Prehistoric Monster

By Noor Al-Sibai

If you've ever wondered about what our ancestors had for dinner, you might want to reconsider in light of these new findings.

Health & Medicine

Scientists Make Horrific Discovery About Cannibalism in Human Ancestors

By Noor Al-Sibai

It turns out that the T-Rex may not have had the fearsome, toothy leer with its maw closed that we're all too familiar with.

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Terrifying T-Rex Actually Had Big, Luscious Lips, Scientists Say

By Frank Landymore

Scientists have concluded that the Therizinosaurus was a much gentler giant than previously thought — despite its three-foot claws on each hand.

Brutal-Looking “Edward Scissorhands on Speed” Dinosaur Was Just Showing Off, Scientists Conclude

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

New amphibian fossils just dropped, and this one, the "funky worm," is named for a really strange 1970s funk song beloved by its discoverers.

Scientists Name “Funky Worm” Amphibian After a Weird 70s Funk Song

By Noor Al-Sibai