When you think of predators, you likely imagine big animals with sharp claws or teeth, like tigers or sharks. Over 100 ...

Researchers created 3D models of ancient tracks in Oregon’s John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. The study revealed a ...

Researchers reexamining fossils identified telltale marks made by human ancestors cutting meat from bones. The discovery ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived ...

A growing amount of evidence is pointing to the idea that around 232 million years ago, it started to rain, and for the most ...

Scientists have identified the fossilized remains of the oldest-known ant - a winged insect with fearsome scythe-like jaws ...

Earth’s history is filled with incredible milestones, and the emergence of the first animals is one of the most captivating.

This week, a string of archaeological studies lend insight into Roman gladiators, an ancient crocodile-like beast, and a prehistoric bird nearly lost to time.

The tiny insect, fossilized in a chunk of limestone in Brazil, is the oldest known ant specimen ever identified. Even better, ...

A team of scientists found prehistoric animal footprints that indicate how creatures behaved in Oregon as far back as 50 ...

Fossilized footprints and tracks dating back 50 million years ago discovered at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument could provide new insight into how prehistoric animals lived in Oregon. The ...

For years, a mysterious fossil specimen defied categorization, until one paleontologist made a surprising discovery.