251 million years ago, the Great Dying erased almost all marine life and most land species - and the Triassic world that followed became a proving ground for survivors and bizarre new reptiles.

A routine fishing trip in Alabama led to the discovery of Ueloca colemanorum, a remarkably complete fossil of a previously unknown leatherback sea turtle species dating back 32 million years. This ...

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New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science reopens with fresh exhibits, updated favorites and a new Animal Armor exhibit ...

In a famous fossil bed in Brazil, researchers have discovered a new treasure of ...

Roughly 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out to identify and name every living organism on Earth. He described more than 10,000 species of plants and animals prior to his death, per ...

Tiny fossil teeth from Colorado are revealing new clues about the very first relatives of primates, including humans.