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

Long before the first dinosaur hatched, Earth's ancient life was already thriving. There were bizarre sea creatures and lumbering plant-eaters that ruled prehistoric landscapes for hundreds of ...

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

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

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

Smithsonian scientists have uncovered North America’s oldest known pterosaur from a 209-million-year-old bonebed in Arizona’s ...

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

Excavations at the site. Credit: Wil Roebroeks / Leiden University The remains analyzed include more than 172 large mammals —deer, horses, and aurochs, among others—whose bones were systematically ...

A Smithsonian-led team of researchers have discovered North America's oldest known pterosaur, the winged reptiles that lived ...

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

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

According to the authors, the huge cache of bones may have been collected over a period of time before being imported to ...