Dinosaurs displayed a fast growth rate from the very beginning
Growing quickly allows organisms to escape the risky business of being small for a long part of their life history, says a paleontologist.
Sat Apr 27 2024
Scientists unveil 240-million-year-old reptile likened to dragon
The Dinocephalosaurus orientalis fossils were discovered in Guizhou province, southern China.
Sat Feb 24 2024
South African fossils reveal ancient beast's epic journey to oblivion
The beast is a tiger-sized, saber-toothed mammal forerunner called Inostrancevia.
Sat May 27 2023
Genome data sheds light on how Homo sapiens arose in Africa
Our species arose in Africa more than 300,000 years ago, with the oldest-known Homo sapiens fossils discovered at a site in Morocco called Jebel Irhoud.
Fri May 19 2023
Oldest fossils of remarkable marine reptiles found in Arctic
Fossils dating to about 250 million years ago are now providing surprising insight into the rise of ichthyosaurs.
Wed Mar 15 2023
Horseshoe crabs: 'Living fossils' vital for vaccine safety
Every year around 500,000 horseshoe crabs are harvested and bled for a chemical called Limulus Amebocyte Lysate.
Tue Jul 05 2022
Chilean beachgoers become guardians of Elasmosaurus fossils
Several fossils belonging to the long-necked sea creature known as Elasmosaurus, were found along Los Tubos beach.
Thu Jun 23 2022
Intact, pregnant ichthyosaur fossil recovered from Patagonian glacier in Chile
Judith Pardo said this "is the only pregnant ichthyosaur that's been found on the planet from the era between 129 and 139 million years ago.
Thu May 12 2022
England's Isle of Wight was Isle of Fright, with two big dinosaur predators
Fossils found on a rocky beach show there was double trouble on England's Isle of Wight about 127 million years ago.
Thu Sep 30 2021
Perak to probe damage to Gua Matsoorat after filming of drama
The Perak government is investigating claims that fossils at the Matsoorat Cave were damaged during filming by a drama production company.
Sat Mar 27 2021
Fossils of oldest member of huge dinosaur group found in Argentina
Scientists have unearthed fossils of titanosaurs that includes the largest land animals in Earth's history.
Tue Mar 02 2021
3.7 billion year old Greenland fossils may be the oldest signs of life on Earth
Latest discovery in Greenland suggests that Earth had life almost from the start.
Thu Sep 01 2016
Geologist says dinosaur fossils found in western India
A geologist said Saturday his team has discovered what it believes are dinosaur fossils in the western Indian state of Gujarat that could be millions of years old.
Sat Jan 23 2016
Fossils found in African cave are new species of human kin, say scientists
Fossil fragments of a relative of the human species was found buried in ancient clay, the largest hominin fossil discovery of its kind.
Thu Sep 10 2015
Just how scared is the watch industry of Apple's new smartwatch?
Now watchers of the big watchmakers are beginning to worry that the good times for "dumb" watches are running out.
Thu Sep 11 2014