Sauropod neck was 10 feet longer than a school bus
A newly discovered kind of sauropod dinosaur had a neck six times longer than a giraffe’s, researchers say.
Earth had complex ecosystems earlier than thought
A new discovery challenges understanding of how quickly life recovered from the greatest mass extinction in Earth’s history.
Super ancient fish skull holds oldest backboned animal brain fossil
Matt Friedman wasn’t looking for a brain when he scanned a 319 million-year-old fossilized fish skull, but that’s just what he found.
Super ancient fish skull holds oldest backboned animal brain fossil
Matt Friedman wasn’t looking for a brain when he scanned a 319 million-year-old fossilized fish skull, but that’s just what he found.
Fossils offer peek at Patagonia dino and bird diversity
New fossils provide a glimpse into dinosaur and bird diversity in Patagonia during the Late Cretaceous, researchers report.
Satellite images could make fossil hunter easier
Satellite data can reveal large individual fossils from the air, allowing researchers to embark on more targeted searches on the ground.
Satellite images could make fossil hunter easier
Satellite data can reveal large individual fossils from the air, allowing researchers to embark on more targeted searches on the ground.
Rare find: Dino fossil includes its last meal
The discovery of a dinosaur fossil included a rare find: evidence of the last meal it ever ate.
Fossil-sorting robot can do a boring job
A fossil-sorting robot could make it easier and less tedious for researchers to study the climate and oceans of today and the past.
Fossil-sorting robot can do a boring job
A fossil-sorting robot could make it easier and less tedious for researchers to study the climate and oceans of today and the past.