A study in Royal Society Open Science by Professor Mike Archer shows no evidence that humans hunted or butchered megafauna in the fossil record.

When we think of dinosaurs, we tend to picture very large, terrestrial animals - perhaps something akin to Tyrannosaurus, or ...

New research led by UNSW Sydney paleontologists challenges the idea that Indigenous Australians hunted Australia's megafauna to extinction, suggesting instead they were fossil collectors.

Dennis the Emu, a local celebrity around Southern Colorado, got to have lunch with a cousin on Tuesday, Oct. 21. On Tuesday, ...

Researchers often rely on fossil teeth for clues about what extinct animals ate. Giant ground sloths’ teeth have been tricky to analyze, though – until now.

A newly discovered fossil reveals a massive terror bird, 20% larger than known species, shedding light on prehistoric ...

It’s also the first pterosaur ever found in Syria. Pterosaurs were large dinosaur relatives that were the first vertebrate species to evolve to have the ability of active flight, a trait we see now in ...

Archaeologists uncover prehistoric Megastructures in Slovenia’s Karst Plateau, revealing previously unknown ancient European ...

The Dispilio Lakeshore Prehistoric Settlement is one of the most fascinating archaeological sites in northwestern Greece ...

A Barrackville man known to his friends and family as “Wooly Mammoth” passed away Oct. 10 at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. Emmel Ray Garton Jr. is survived by his wife of 54 years, Mary ...

From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes can be their biggest advantages. Found across every continent except ...

Largely outshone by fossils of horses, the earliest camels are getting another look from scientists determined to sort out ...