Scientists have discovered an ancient fossil of the earliest animal on geological record. Called "Dickinsoni", this strange oval creature had rib-like segments running along its…
A new species of a giant, plant-eating dinosaur has been found in South Africa's Free State Province, and described by a team of international researchers…
Researchers in the United States have found the fossil remeans from a so far an unknown dinosaur species in the state of Utah. The apparent…
The story of dinosaurs' disappearance is a famous one. Less familiar is the tale of the dinosaurs that were left behind. Watch the animation…
Beth Shapiro, Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at UC Santa Cruz, explains her work on using ancient DNA to infer evolutionary history and…
Professor Adrian Lister, the Museum expert on extinct megafauna, tells the hidden history behind the American mastodon now on display in Hintze Hall.
It had a graceful, swan-like neck but bizarre "killer claws" that could tear prey to shreds: The fossil of a new, 75-million-year-old species of "duck…
Russian scientists have revealed a perfectly preserved cave-lion cub that lived between 20,000 and 50,000 years ago near the Tirekhtykh River in Siberia. The cave…
National Geographic shows us the remarkable finding by construction workers in Colorado, when their heavy machinery hit an 'immovable' object—a rare Triceratops fossil.
Researchers have named a newly discovered dinosaur species after the Zuul monster from the original Ghostbusters movie. The dinosaur's full name is 'Zuul Crurivastator' and…
The 2017 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate at the American Museum of Natural History with host Neil deGrasse Tyson and a panel of experts for a…
A team of Australian paleontologists from the University of Queensland has found the largest-ever dinosaur footprint in an area entitled “Australia’s Jurassic Park.” The findings…
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has over 144 million different objects in its collections. A sample of these collections are on display to…
The saber-toothed cat Smilodon fatalis roamed America during the Pleistocene before going extinct about 10,000 years ago. A top predator, Smilodon seemed to use its…
AMNH scientists use genetic testing and advanced imaging techniques to “dissect” the tiny, rare, and fragile pocket shark. To learn about its mysterious behaviors, however,…
An AMNH scientist digs into the fossil record to discover why ammonites, a highly successful group of mollusks, perished after an asteroid strike 65 million…
The microraptor was a four-winged carnivorous dinosaur with iridescent black feathers. But if our information about this dinosaur comes from fossils, how can we be…
An ancient mammoth unearthed in a farmer's field southwest of Ann Arbor this week may provide clues about the lives of early humans in the…
A collaborative team between Florida State University and the University of Alaska Fairbanks has spent the last five years digging in a remote bone-bed of…
Two centimeters tall, with giant thorns sticking out from its body. Hallucigenia has been described one of the most bizarre animals that ever lived in…
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