Paleontology

Is this really a dire wolf?
  • Science
Is this really a dire wolf?
Is this really a dire wolf?
Who should really be allowed to dig for dinosaurs?
  • History & Culture
Who should really be allowed to dig for dinosaurs?
Who should really be allowed to dig for dinosaurs?
This bizarre dinosaur has something in common with modern sloths
  • Science
This bizarre dinosaur has something in common with modern sloths
This bizarre dinosaur has something in common with modern sloths
Maybe megalodon wasn’t so chonky after all
  • Science
Maybe megalodon wasn’t so chonky after all
Maybe megalodon wasn’t so chonky after all
Scientists find a new titanosaur dinosaur species in Patagonia
  • Science
Scientists find a new titanosaur dinosaur species in Patagonia
Scientists find a new titanosaur dinosaur species in Patagonia
Near perfect skull of apex predator reveals its 'meat cleaving bite'
  • Animals
Near perfect skull of apex predator reveals its 'meat cleaving bite'
Near perfect skull of apex predator reveals its 'meat cleaving bite'
Why Lucy has been the face of human evolution for 50 years
  • Science
Why Lucy has been the face of human evolution for 50 years
Why Lucy has been the face of human evolution for 50 years
The world’s first saber-toothed cat mummy has been found in Siberia
  • Science
The world’s first saber-toothed cat mummy has been found in Siberia
The world’s first saber-toothed cat mummy has been found in Siberia
The oldest tadpole fossil ever has been found—and it’s a big one
  • Animals
The oldest tadpole fossil ever has been found—and it’s a big one
The oldest tadpole fossil ever has been found—and it’s a big one
Who were the Flores ‘hobbits’?
  • Science
Who were the Flores ‘hobbits’?
Who were the Flores ‘hobbits’?
How to bring a 75-foot-long dinosaur back to life
  • History & Culture
How to bring a 75-foot-long dinosaur back to life
How to bring a 75-foot-long dinosaur back to life
This dinosaur dug its own grave
  • Science
This dinosaur dug its own grave
This dinosaur dug its own grave
They were rock stars of paleontology—and their feud was legendary
  • History & Culture
They were rock stars of paleontology—and their feud was legendary
They were rock stars of paleontology—and their feud was legendary
This ‘saber-toothed’ salmon wasn’t quite what we thought
  • Animals
This ‘saber-toothed’ salmon wasn’t quite what we thought
This ‘saber-toothed’ salmon wasn’t quite what we thought
When did bioluminescence evolve?
  • Animals
When did bioluminescence evolve?
When did bioluminescence evolve?
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