We have updated our Privacy Policy. Please review to learn more. By continuing to use our services, you agree to these updates.

fossils

Latest in fossils

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

Science & Energy

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

By Sharon Adarlo

In Denver, scientists uncovered a 67.5-million-year-old dinosaur fossil deep underneath a natural science museum's parking lot.

Science & Energy

A Dinosaur Appears to Have Died on the Exact Spot They Later Built a Dinosaur Museum, Burying Its Fossil Underneath It

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists Puzzled by Giant Ancient Life Forms

By Noor Al-Sibai

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

Science & Energy

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

The Natural History Museum in Los Angeles has a fascinating new exhibit in the form of a mysteriously green dinosaur.

Scientists Intrigued by Dinosaur With Green Bones

By Victor Tangermann

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.

Science & Energy

Dentist Alarmed to Spot Human Jawbone in Parents’ Tile Floor

By Noor Al-Sibai

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

After unearthing its fossils in 2017, researchers now reveal a new species of penguin called Kumimanu fordycei that weighed over 340 pounds.

Fearsome Prehistoric Penguin Weighed as Much as an Adult Gorilla

By Frank Landymore

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

Scientists uncovered fossils of a fearsome new pterosaur species that strongly resembles a dragon from European mythology.

Science & Energy

Scientists Discover Dinosaur Fossil That Seems Suspiciously Like a Dragon

By Dan Robitzski

zealandia fossils climate change south pacific

An Underwater “Continent” Could Reveal Secrets About Earth’s Distant Past

Life May Have Emerged on Earth Earlier Than We Previously Thought

Science & Energy

Life May Have Emerged on Earth Earlier Than We Previously Thought

New Fossil Evidence Suggests Life May Have Originated on Land and Not in the Oceans

Science & Energy

New Fossil Evidence Suggests Life May Have Originated on Land and Not in the Oceans

Scientists Just Found Fossils Containing the Oldest Evidence of Life on Earth

Science & Energy

Scientists Just Found Fossils Containing the Oldest Evidence of Life on Earth

By Neil C. Bhavsar

Extinction Event: Evidence of Supernova Blast Found in Fossils

Extinction Event: Evidence of Supernova Blast Found in Fossils

By Jelor Gallego