6+ hour, 6+ min ago  (408+ words) A grapefruit-sized dinosaur egg from a fossil bed in China gave paleontologists a huge surprise. Rather than a dinosaur embryo or sediment, it was filled with sparkling crystals of calcite lining the inner shell " a natural dinosaur geode. This rare…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (579+ words) One of the most famous hominin fossils may not be as familiar as we thought. The specimen, affectionately dubbed "Little Foot", could represent an entirely new species. Discovered in Sterkfontein cave in South Africa, Little Foot is believed to be…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (475+ words) Deep in the mountains of southern Brazil, a bright orange frog, just over a centimeter long, hops into the spotlight. The tiny pumpkin toadlet is a whole new, toad-like species of frog, never formally described before. The highly endemic miniature…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago  (646+ words) Oddly shaped conch shells found at Neolithic archaeological sites dating back 6,000 years could have served as technology for producing an extremely loud noise, scientists have discovered. The tests were simple " picking up the shells and blowing into them " but the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (831+ words) A prehistoric bird that lived and died 120 million years ago has presented forensic paleontologists with a baffling medical mystery. Somehow, it managed to die with more than 800 tiny pebbles in its throat " a situation that researchers think almost certainly caused…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (746+ words) An expanse of ancient rock in the high-altitude Torotoro National Park in Bolivia has been revealed as the largest dinosaur tracksite ever recorded. There, on the eastern flank of the Andes, paleontologists have cataloged the famous Carreras Pampa tracksite, counting…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (412+ words) A jumble of bones and teeth confirms two species of human ancestor lived side by side over 3.3 million years ago in Ethiopia's Afar Rift. This is the first clear evidence that these ancient relatives may have overlapped not just in…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (820+ words) Many people believe that we humans have conquered nature through the wonders of civilization and technology. Some also believe that because we are different from other creatures, we have complete control over our destiny and have no need to evolve....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (387+ words) Imagine throwing up after a bad burrito " only for that heave to reveal the existence of onions to scientists 110 million years in the future. That's pretty much what just happened, as paleontologists describe a new species of pterosaur from remains…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (975+ words) The ability to make art has often been considered a hallmark of our species. Over a century ago, prehistorians even had trouble believing that modern humans from the Upper Palaeolithic (between 45,000 and 12,000 years ago) were capable of artistic flair. Discoveries…...