New research shows fossil skin can reveal color patterns in young Diplodocus, changing old ideas about sauropod appearance.

Learn how fossil evidence reveals the repeatable way early humans accessed, processed, and shared meat.

A recent study published in Papers in Palaeontology describes the discovery and identification of a new species of pinheirodontid multituberculate based on the preserved hemimandible from the Upper ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Sometimes it’s difficult to avoid feeling a ...

Fossils and DNA reveal how climate change is shrinking the habitat of an Australian lizard and threatening its future ...

New research on a four-winged dinosaur reveals it was secondarily flightless, with a wing structure and molting pattern.

The latest research on a Neanderthal infant from Amud Cave in Israel is giving a clearer picture of how different early development may have been in our extinct relatives. The remains, dated to around ...

A new examination of teeth from 11 Neanderthal and early human fossils shows that modern humans are slower than our ancestors to reach full maturity (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...

A recent announcement that a fossil discovery in India was just residue from a bee’s nest was a reminder of the importance of science correcting itself. By Joshua Sokol At its best, paleontology opens ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Fake fossils are among us, passing almost undetected under the eye of ...