Paleontologists have uncovered what they believe is the first-ever fossilized ‘butt-drag’ mark left by an animal.

Two recently examined fossils suggest that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for their meat, according to a new study.

A new study sheds light on how these reptiles become “mummies” and paints a picture of what these ancient animals looked like ...

An amateur fossil hunter in Prince Edward Island has found an animal footprint believed to be the oldest of its type ever ...

A new study has unexpectedly discovered that a common parasite of modern oysters actually started infecting bivalves hundreds ...

For decades, paleontologists debated whether fossils were of a young T. rex or a species called nanotyrannus. A new study ...

Fossils from New Mexico change how we look at dinosaur history.

Learn how the fossils of ancient organisms help scientists navigate deep time — and uncover Earth’s hidden history.

Researchers say they have uncovered a case of mistaken identity and found evidence of a species called Nanotyrannus lancensis ...

Millions of years ago, a pony-sized, hornless rhino wandered through the woods and munched on leaves in what is now northern Nunavut. A new study identities it as a new species, and offers an ...

Fungi’s evolutionary roots stretch far deeper than once believed — up to 1.4 billion years ago, long before plants or animals ...