Fossils

Dinosaurs may have been on their way out well before the asteroid hit

They might have been doomed no matter what.

By Cassidy Ward | 

26 min ago

Africa’s oldest dinosaur found right where Panganea supercontinent led paleontolgists to dig

They were right where paleontologists expected them to be.

By Cassidy Ward | 

3 weeks ago

These Minion-like animals aren’t our ancestors. So we’re back to evolutionary square one

Prehistory was truly terrifying.

By Cassidy Ward | 

3 weeks ago

Some 290 million years ago, climate change caused an explosion of reptiles

Has anyone checked the Earth's thermostat lately? No reason.

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 month ago

Megalodon could have eaten a killer whale whole

There's always a bigger fish.

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 month ago

Talk about bug-eyed, this critter fossilized in amber could see in 360 degrees

Watching. Always watching.

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 month ago

Earliest predator ever discovered is a tentacled nightmare named for David Attenborough

Early animals were basically hitting random in the character creation menu.

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 month ago

This fishy animal ventured on land and immediately went back to the water

Qikiqtania pulled a rapid evolutionary about-face.

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 month ago

Discovery of freshwater plesiosaurs makes Loch Ness monster 'plausible'

Anybody want to go for a swim?

By Cassidy Ward | 

2 months ago

Vampire squid are chill, but their ancestors may have been vicious killers

They lost some of their fire in old age.

By Cassidy Ward | 

2 months ago