Around 120 million years ago, a bird swallowed over 800 tiny stones and choked to death as a result. Paleontologists aren’t ...

A new radiocarbon study has clarified the timing of the colossal Thera eruption, placing it before Egypt’s New Kingdom.

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

Newly discovered fossils prove that a mysterious foot found in Ethiopia belongs to a little-known, recently named ancient ...

Centuries-old genetic material can solve historical mysteries, from lost species to what killed Napoleon’s army.

Scientists found 3.3 billion-year-old biosignatures in ancient meteorites and fossils—a billion years older than we thought ...

Scientists are uncovering signs that Earth has been hit by powerful cosmic blasts that leave little trace on the surface yet ...

The extinct rhinoceros, described in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, is the northernmost rhino known to have ever ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence of a colossal shark that lived off northern Australia about 115 million years ago, ...

Now, in a study published Tuesday called "Mystery owner of African hominin foot identified," the scientists announced that ...

Long before Mars turned into the frozen desert you see today, water shaped its surface in dramatic ways. Rivers cut through ...

Scientists in Kyoto found that fresh grapes rarely host the yeast needed for wine fermentation, but raisins do. They soaked ...