A discovery about the dark fur of early mammals confirms long-held theories about their evolutionary and ecological behavior.

Known today as the “Black Belt,” the southeastern United States was once covered by an ancient sea—one that continues to ...

The new research is the first to look back at early mammals in full color. Using advanced fossil imaging methods and a ...

New research suggests that Earth’s orbital variations—the slow changes in its tilt, axial precession, and shape of its ...

The six-mile-wide asteroid punched a one-way ticket toward extinction for all non-avian dinosaurs. Some 66 million years ...

A new filing reveals the possible name of a roller-coaster at the new upcoming Universal Kids Resort in Frisco, Texas.

A study of the fossilised fur of six mammals from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods has found they were all greyish-brown ...

Extremely rare fossil of an ancient scorpion unearthed at China's Jehol Biota. The scorpion would've been a key species in ...

Dinosaurs are the extinct relatives of birds that roamed the lands and seas of ancient Earth. They first appeared around 240 ...

Adult insects are known for their fascinating and complex eyes, which allow them to accomplish remarkable sensory feats when ...

From its well-preserved bones, the paleontologists believe that Chadititan was a small and slender dinosaur, with elongated vertebrae and delicate limbs that set it apart from other titanosaurs. It ...

An international team of scientists has synchronized key climate records from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to unravel the ...