Ancient mammals that lived in the time of dinosaurs were mostly the same dark-brown colour, according to a new study ...
A new study reveals that Earth's biomes changed dramatically in the wake of mass volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago.
Earlier this month, science delivered a really cute experimental result. Researchers created a “colossal woolly mouse,” a ...
Paleontologists recently announced the discovery of a new species that may help explain the history of life on Earth.
A supernova — the explosive death of a massive star — can leave behind a black hole or neutron star. These cosmic blasts are element factories, spreading carbon, calcium, and iron across space, ...
The Permian extinction reminds him of Agatha ... I left Erwin's office at the Smithsonian and wandered into the dinosaur hall. Behind the dinosaurs was a case with skulls of Permian synapsids.
In a thrilling revelation for paleontologists and history buffs alike, a new species of early mammal has been discovered in ...
The specimen, likely to be of the ancestors of modern whales, would have helped geologists assess the paleontological ...