An artist’s rendition of the Tyrannosaurus rex with the 3D imaging showing muscle activation in its head. Illustration courtesy of Brian Engh.

T. rex used a stiff skull to eat its prey

Meet Pentecopterus, a new predator from the prehistoric seas

Ancient balloon-shaped animal fossil sheds light on Earth’s ancient seas

Do bearded dragons dream? Reptiles share sleep patterns with mammals and...

Fossil of Opisthiamimus gregori Fossil skeleton of the new lizard-like reptile Opisthiamimus gregori. The fossil was discovered in the Morrison Formation of the Bighorn Basin, north-central Wyoming, and dates to the Late Jurassic Period, approximately 150 million years ago. Credit: David DeMar for the Smithsonian Institution.

Discovery of extinct prehistoric reptile that lived among dinosaurs

Finding the origins of life in a drying puddle

This figure illustrates how inorganic carbon cycles through the mantle more quickly than organic carbon, which contains very little of the isotope carbon-13. Both inorganic and organic carbon are drawn into Earth's mantle at subduction zones (top left).

Study points to one cause for several mysteries linked to breathable...

Ancient DNA shows perfect storm felled Ice Age giants

Ancient rocks hold evidence for life before oxygen

The wavy appearance of the enamel of Changchunsaurus in thin section and under cross-polarized light.

Chew on this: Two new studies reveal secrets of early dinosaur...

Discover Real Reason Why Turtles Have Shells

The Gogo fish fossil where the 380-million-year-old, 3D preserved heart was discovered by researchers. Pictured at the WA Museum. Credit: Yasmine Phillips, Curtin University

380-million-year-old heart discovered

Amber

Early amber trade: Sicilian amber in Western Europe predates arrival of...

lacewing larvae

Amber unveils evolution of ancient antlions

Just how old are animals?

An assortment of paleognath and neognath bird eggs and a fossil theropod egg (on the right).

Dinosaurs put all colored birds’ eggs in one basket, evolutionarily speaking

Study explores ancient ecosystem response to a “big five” mass extinction

Pigment from fossils reveals color of extinct mammals for the first...

New species discovered in Antarctica

Life thrived on young Earth: scientists discover 3.7 billion year old...

123...82Page 1 of 82

Related Articles

All