Ever since the first dinosaur fossils were identified in the 19th century, scientists have been trying to figure out why ...

Recent studies confirm Vasuki Indicus, a 47-million-year-old snake discovered in India, rivaled Titanoboa in size. Both ...

In this new series, Human, paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi reveals our incredible story across 300,000 years of human ...

There’s a magical spot along California’s Central Coast where a massive rock rises from the sea like nature’s own monument, sea otters float on their backs cracking shellfish, and the crowds that ...

Discover how ancient humans scaled up their food production to survive in harsh environments.

The large, extinct creatures roamed the Twin Cities area more than 10,000 years ago and could grow to more than 200 pounds ...

The team named the new pterosaur species Eotephradactylus mcintireae. The generic name means ‘ash-winged dawn goddess’ and references the site’s volcanic ash and the animals’ position near the base of ...

Fossil remains unearthed in Colombia's Cerrejón coal mine reveal Titanoboa cerrejonensis, the largest snake ever discovered, ...

A trove of rare 300,000-year-old wooden tools unearthed in south-west China reveals that early humans in the region may have relied heavily on underground plants like roots and tubers for sustenance.

This practice has been documented as far back as 28,000 years ago, but has not been confirmed at older sites, making ...

You wouldn’t normally see the words “turtle” and “lightning-fast” in the same sentence, but common snapping turtles have ...