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Reconstruction of the extinct Herugavialis cairensis with the Great Sphinx and pyramids depicted in the background. Credit: Karim Zanaty

New crocodile species discovered in rocks used to build the Great...

Ediacaran sea floor, Namibia, Southwest Africa - 543 million years ago. Credit: Museum of Natural History, University of Oxford / Mighty Fossils.

Animals may have evolved vastly earlier than fossil evidence suggests

Fossils of Yujingia glutenotunica. Credit: Kaiyue He et al.

Half-billion-year-old fossils rewrite the origin story of starfish

Norellraptor barsboldi 130108-MHGU-F4281. Credit: Nature Communications (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-77804-6

New feathered, winged dinosaur from China challenges our theories on bird...

Life restoration of Tenuicruris piscanexum gen. et sp. nov. Credit: Artwork by Travis Tischler

Ancient bird becomes second Australian species to be named from the...

A model of Jeanerpeton on the floor of the Carboniferous forest at the Field Museum's Evolving Planet exhibition. Credit: Allison Sefcovic

New species of proto-amphibian described by students, named in honor of...

Antrozous pallidus from the U.S. Credit: Elizabeth Clare

Bat genomes and fossils point to a European origin 65 million...

Queasy plesiosaurs swam to shore to vomit, Jurassic fossils reveal

Queasy plesiosaurs swam to shore to vomit, Jurassic fossils reveal

Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of a group of Cardiatherium, a genus of extinct, direct relatives of modern capybaras, pictured in the late Miocene coastal wetlands and forestry canopy of the Atacama Region of northern Chile. Freshwater crocodiles float in the river, and seals can be seen basking on rocks while seabirds soar above the shoreline. Credit: MauriPaleoenvironmental reconstruction of a group of Cardiatherium, a genus of extinct, direct relatives of modern capybaras, pictured in the late Miocene coastal wetlands and forestry canopy of the Atacama Region of northern Chile. Freshwater crocodiles float in the river, and seals can be seen basking on rocks while seabirds soar above the shoreline. Credit: Mauricio Alvarezcio Alvarez

Capybaras in the desert? Fossil casts doubt on Atacama as world’s...

Tyrannosaurus rex. Illustration by Nancy del Aguila/UCLA

Scientists finally know the body temperature of the Tyrannosaurus rex

The two slabs of NSM G.1990.72.1, the Westlothiana fossil studied in the new work. Credit: Roger Benson, posted with permission from National Museums Scotland

Fossil long known as world’s oldest reptile dethroned

Lactoferrin is an immune protein derived from milk that regulates iron levels in the body. Iron is a key nutrient for bacterial growth.

160-million-year-old proteins reveal unexpected power against superbugs.

Artist impression of the end-Triassic fern spike interval. Weeding and pioneering ferns are overgrowing the disturbed soils and remains of conifer forests. Credits: Mark Garlick.

Triassic Inferno: Fires raged across Europe for thousands of years during...

A broken T. rex rib has preserved a stunning 66-million-year-old record of blood vessels and healing hidden inside the fossil. Credit: Phoenix Pleasant/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

A broken rib from the world’s largest T. rex hid a...

The subtle circular shape of the Uhackatik impact structure in Quebec, with Lake Marsal near the center, is visible in this image captured on October 12, 2025, by the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8. NASA Earth Observatory/Lauren Dauphin

A strange circle on satellite maps turned out to be a...

Gentoo penguin transporting a small stone in its beak, walking across rocky terrain at Neko Harbor, Antarctica. Credit: Eloi_Omella/Getty Images

Scientists discover first new penguin species in more than 100 years

Transform mining and industrial waste into critical minerals and valuable materials

Billions in rare earth elements may be hiding in America’s coal...

Anak Krakatau erupts ash and volcanic gases in this image acquired with the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8 on September 5, 2026. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison

Anak Krakatau blasts ash nearly 10 miles high

Mars hid an Earth-like geological surprise deep underground, suggesting plate tectonics may not be essential for creating complex, potentially habitable worlds. (Artist's illustration of NASA's InSight lander on Mars.) Credit: ​​NASA/JPL-Caltech

New evidence suggests vast hidden magma systems inside Mars

Great Escarpment of Laurentia. Map by Ron Blakey / Deep Time Maps. Credit: Prof Tom Gernon, University of Southampton

A lost mega-cliff may explain the Grand Canyon’s missing billion years

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