EvolutionSeptember 25, 2019
New Pterosaur Was Fossilized with a Ridiculous Grin
A skull found in China reveals a previously unknown flying reptile
Stories by Riley Black
EvolutionSeptember 18, 2019
Bizarre Fossil Mammal Was an Ice Age Tree Hugger
A new analysis finds extinct wombat cousins were heftier and stranger than previously thought
EvolutionSeptember 11, 2019
Did a Jurassic Dinosaur Smoosh a Turtle?
A smashed shell may have been crumpled by an ambling dinosaur
EvolutionSeptember 11, 2019
New Proto-Dinosaur Found in Colorado
A lanky reptile found in the Centennial State is a close cousin of early dinosaurs
EvolutionAugust 28, 2019
Sifting through the Pterosaur Menu
Fossil poop reveals that some Jurassic pterosaurs were filter feeders
EvolutionAugust 23, 2019
Dawn of the Stegosaurs
Bones found in Morocco underscore that many more dinosaurs await discovery.
EvolutionAugust 15, 2019
Old Dinosaur Turns into Something New
A fossil uncovered in the 1970s turns out to be a previously unknown species
EvolutionAugust 8, 2019
Paleontologists Unveil Shovel-Billed Dinosaur
A new hadrosaur from Texas has a striking, shovel-shaped mouth
EvolutionJuly 31, 2019
Fossil Frog Had a Salamander Lunch
A fossil found in China reveals a Cretaceous amphibian’s last meal
EvolutionJuly 24, 2019
Dinosaurs of a Feather Nested Together
A special site in the Gobi Desert preserves rare evidence of a dinosaur nesting ground
EvolutionJuly 23, 2019
Fossils Show How Shovel-Beaked Dinosaurs Grew
A collection of tiny skull bones offers new insights to the early life of Edmontosaurus
EvolutionJuly 9, 2019
Sloths Climb a New Evolutionary Tree
Analysis of ancient genes changes what researchers expected about giant sloth evolution
EvolutionJune 27, 2019
A Strange Dinosaur’s Unusual Strut
A newly named dinosaur balanced on one toe of each foot
FitnessJune 26, 2019
Bone Up on What’s Inside You
Author and self-described fossil fanatic Brian Switek talks about his new book Skeleton Keys: The Secret Life of Bone.
EvolutionJune 19, 2019
Iconic Fossil Feather Probably Didn’t Belong to Archaeopteryx
A new analysis of a famous fossil suggests that there may be more feathered dinosaurs in Germany’s lithographic limestone than we currently know
EvolutionJune 12, 2019
Dawn of the Crunch
A tiny fossil skull reveals the oldest known vertebrate capable of crunching hard-shelled prey
EvolutionJune 7, 2019
Fighting Saber-Toothed Cats Bit Each Other on the Face
A pair of fossil skulls reveal how Smilodon fought with each other
EvolutionMay 31, 2019
Run like a Dinosaur
Birds are living dinosaurs, but can they help us understand how their extinct relatives moved?
EvolutionMay 22, 2019
When Fingers Changed Fins
A new study offers a surprising look at what happened when fishy fins evolved into arms and legs
EvolutionMay 15, 2019
Fossil Jaws Are a Sign of When Mammals Bounced Back
A new analysis of fossil beasts adds a new wrinkle to the story of when the Age of Mammals really took off
EvolutionMay 9, 2019
Tiny Tyrannosaur Named the "Coyote King"
Fossils found in New Mexico reveal a carnivorous dinosaur from before the time of T. rex
EvolutionApril 30, 2019
New Duckbill Dinosaur Looks Sharp
Fossils found in the Gobi Desert reveal an unusual herbivore.
EvolutionApril 30, 2019
Who Is a Paleontologist, Really?
Academic gatekeeping obscures the contributions of communities vital to the study of ancient life
EvolutionApril 10, 2019
Busted Mastodon Is Ice Age Roadkill
A mastodon said to be pulverized by Ice Age humans was probably busted up by roadwork