Researchers have discovered clear chemical traces of decaying collagen in a duck-billed dinosaur fossil, upending previously ...

How far would leaf-eating insects go to dine on their favorite food? Perhaps the other side of the world, according to ...

The findings shed light on how proteins like collagen may survive for millions of years within dinosaur bones.

DNA analysis of that tiny fossil led to the 2010 finding that it represented a distinct ancient human population, which scientists dubbed the Denisovans. Many people alive today carry traces of ...

This week, meet a big-brained ancient human relative, hear a meteorite as it lands on Earth, spot a tiny kangaroo-like marsupial, and more.

What’s 66-million-year-old vomit like? A lot more pleasant than the fresh stuff, says paleontologist Jesper Milan.

Discovery of 'Punk' and 'Emo' Fossils Challenges Our Understanding of Ancient Molluscs Jan. 8, 2025 — Researchers have unearthed two fossils, named Punk and Emo, revealing that ancient molluscs ...

A new paper suggests that we may finally know where dinosaurs came from. Now, researchers just have to prove it.

For many years, it was widely believed that fossils no longer contained any original organic molecules as the fossilization ...

In the quiet cliffs of Stevns, Denmark, a 79-year-old amateur fossil hunter split open a piece of chalk last November and ...

A cluster of 66-million-year-old fish vomit is a natural, national treasure in Denmark. The rare find shines a light on the ...

Ancient Chinese fossils may belong to a new human species, Homo juluensis, with large brain sizes, challenging traditional ...