5+ hour, 55+ min ago   (286+ words) A massive mastodon tusk over 100,000 years old has been found buried in a nature reserve. The remarkable fossil, measuring more than 1.5m long, was excavated by palaeontologists. The slightly curved tusk belonged to notiomastodon platensis, an extinct species closely related to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (308+ words) A nest full of dinosaur eggs has been discovered on a coastal cliff. The eggs " some of which could contain traces of embryos, experts say " date back an incredible 150 million years. Based on their shape and the porosity of the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (425+ words) Evidence points to the disaster 13,000 years ago. Researchers believe a fragmented comet exploded over the Earth leading to the disappearance of mammoths, mastodons and most other megafauna. It also wiped out the Clovis people in North America. Professor James Kennett…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (473+ words) A fossil has been discovered that has revealed a news species of a fanged reptile that once roamed Scotland. Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown Jurassic creature that lived around 167 million years ago. The fossilised beast, known as Breugnathair elgolensis,…...