5+ hour, 15+ min ago  (604+ words) A 300-million-year-old tentacled sea creature has lost its crown as the world's oldest octopus, after scientists found evidence that it's not an octopus at all. Newly published research concludes that fossilized remains listed by Guinness World Records as the earliest…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (208+ words) Scientists and designers unveiled on Thursday a handbag made with collagen derived from Tyrannosaurus rex "fossils from the U. S. in a "unique creation intended to demonstrate the value of laboratory-grown leather. "It's not just about a green alternative to leather, it's…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (521+ words) A triceratops skeleton that stood in a Wyoming museum for decades will be auctioned off, a rare instance of a museum-exhibited dinosaur going to the auction block just as the market for the prehistoric giants has hit record highs. The…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (495+ words) Authorities on Tuesday announced the discovery of hundreds of meters of well-preserved dinosaur tracks with visible toes and claws in the Italian Alps, in a region preparing to host the 2026 Winter Olympics. "This set of dinosaur footprints is one of…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (576+ words) Legend once had it that the huge, three-toed footprints scattered across the central highlands of Bolivia came from supernaturally strong monsters " capable of sinking their claws even into solid stone. Then scientists came here in the 1960s and dispelled children's fears,…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (412+ words) For decades, scientists have argued over whether dinosaurs were already fading before an asteroid ended their reign 66 million years ago. Now, new research suggests the prehistoric giants were still thriving in North America at the time " though experts say it's…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (253+ words) In the southern region of Patagonia, Argentina, paleontologists have uncovered the fossil remains of a massive predator believed to have fed on dinosaurs. This ancient reptile is a distant relative of today's crocodiles and alligators. The newly identified species has…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (721+ words) Long before whales were majestic, gentle giants, some of their prehistoric ancestors were tiny, weird and feral. A chance discovery of a 25 million-year-old fossil on an Australian beach has allowed paleontologists to identify a rare, entirely new species that could…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (305+ words) Australian scientists have discovered a razor-toothed whale that prowled the seas 26 million years ago, saying Wednesday the species was "deceptively cute" but a fearsome predator. Museums Victoria pieced together the species from an unusually well-preserved skull fossil found on Victoria's…...