An unexpected discovery in Antarctica is challenging long-standing scientific assumptions. A massive egg fossil, recently ...

Basic research that doesn’t have a specific industrial or experimental application still adds value outside the lab by ...

“Ten thousand years ago, the mammoth roamed throughout the state and claimed Utah as their home. Now they roam again,” ...

Mammoths first made their way to Utah sometime after emigrating to North America from Asia, about 1.6 million years ago, as ...

Tyrannosaurus rex evolved in North America, but its direct ancestor came from Asia, crossing a land bridge connecting the ...

A mystery has been building in the Caribbean. Decades ago, fossilized teeth were discovered in Cuba dating to about 18 million years ago. They were small but tapered, sharp and serrated. They were the ...

The ancestors of today’s crocodylians survived two mass extinction events. A new study has revealed a key factor behind their ...

According to George, the Central Valley is home to a number of significant fossil finds—including California's state dinosaur ...

Giant prehistoric kangaroos perished when "climate upheaval" turned Australian rainforest into desert, scientists said this week after studying ancient fossils. This handout photo taken on April 17, ...

Natural History Museum of Los An According to George ... on to college and are pursuing their passion to increase the knowledge of paleontology.” Prehistoric animals’ appeal isn’t limited to children, ...

This glimpse into prehistory is possible thanks to two tiny ... “So those are showing that those animals actually were there, even though there’s not a single bone or feather or any other ...