Fossil skulls reveal how extinct mammals smelled the world, with new research linking olfactory bulb size to gene counts.

Deep in ancient rock, researchers have uncovered a creature so well preserved that its brain and internal organs are still ...

Looking again through the magnifying lens at the fossil’s surface, one of us, Sabrina Curran, took a deep breath. Illuminated by a strong light positioned nearly parallel to the surface of the bone, ...

For over a century, the scientific literature has credited western missionaries with "discovering" fossils in Lesotho, the ...

A remarkably preserved horseshoe crab fossil from North America offers rare insight into some of the earliest known cases of ...

One of the most important steps in the evolution of modern mammals was the development of highly sensitive hearing. The ...

Paleontologists have revealed the fossilized remains of a curious creature that is not only one of Earth's oldest animals, but may even be the first to have ever been mobile. Dubbed Quaestio ...

A fossil only tells part of the story. When an animal's body is preserved as a fossil, there are often pieces missing, and ...

Dredging operations off the coast of Java, Indonesia, unearthed a treasure trove of thousands of animal fossils, including those of a previously unknown Homo erectus population. A team of scientists ...

Today, Earth is home to animals of all shapes and sizes, from nearly microscopic creatures like tardigrades to 80-foot-long (25 meters) blue whales. These organisms have arisen and evolved over ...

A fossil only tells part of the story. When an animal’s body is preserved as a fossil, there are often pieces missing, and ...

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