Bird Brain from the Age of Dinosaurs Reveals Roots of Avian Intelligence Nov. 13, 2024 — A 'one of a kind' fossil discovery could transform our understanding of how the unique brains and ...

A complete mastodon jaw fossil was found in the backyard of a residence near Scotchtown, New York, the first such find in more than 11 years, the New York State Education Department said in a news ...

That’s when experts stepped in — unearthing the first mastodon fossils in the Empire State in over 11 years. The discovery is (literally) a big deal. Researchers with the State Museum and SUNY ...

A New York homeowner, in Scotchtown, Orange County, was "thrilled" to find mastodon fossils in their backyard, which museum staff plan to study to learn more about the last ice age. A New York ...

Fossils of the oldest saber-toothed predator are helping researchers understand the evolution of early mammal relatives called gorgonopsians and our shared origins in the therapsid group ...

Scientists have discovered 280 million-year-old fossil remains of a predator that gave rise to all mammals. This ancient animal, which does not yet have a species name, is the member of an ...

The fossils will undergo carbon dating and analysis in order to determine just how long ago the mammal was roaming the area, what the diet consisted of, and details of its habitat, according to ...

Life restoration of the earliest lizard, Cryptovaranoides microlanius. Credit: Lavinia Gandolfi A 205-million-year-old fossil, Cryptovaranoides microlanius, was confirmed as the oldest modern lizard, ...

A recent discovery in Türkiye is shaking up our understanding of human evolution. Scientists have identified a new fossil ape, Anadoluvius turkae, from an 8.7-million-year-old site near Çankırı. This ...

Dec. 17, 2024 — Scientists have discovered the oldest known animal with saber teeth: a predator that lived 270 million years ago. This animal, from before the age of the dinosaurs, was a dog ...

A remarkable study has claimed that a mountain of hydrogen present beneath the Earth's surface could entirely reduce our dependence on fossil fuels for at least 200 years. The study titled ...

Ancient human fossils discovered in a cave in eastern China have traits of both primitive and modern humans – a finding that could potentially challenge the “out of Africa” theory of human ...