Meet the Very First Mammals
Scientists have used new technology to analyze a fossil of one of the first mammals. The fossil reveals how the…
Science Literacy, Education, Communication
Scientists have used new technology to analyze a fossil of one of the first mammals. The fossil reveals how the…
A Clevosaurus hadroprodon fossil, recently discovered in Brazil, is the oldest known sphenodontian from Gondwana, the ancient supercontinent. By Jacqueline…
By Katherine Lindemann Researchers examining deposits from ancient hydrothermal vents in northeastern Canada have found evidence of microbial activity, possibly…
What dinosaur was the ancestor of the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex? Which dinosaur gave rise to this famous lineage?
It’s been nearly a century since the Museum began their explorations of Mongolia’s Gobi Desert—a vast and imposing landscape that…
An ancient bird wing has been found preserved in amber. Learn about it from a paleoartist, or scientific illustrator, who…
The Messel Pit Fossil Site near Darmstadt, Germany, was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1995. Where is Messel…
By Emily Willoughby For centuries, dinosaurs have captured the public’s imagination through their massive proportions and power, and their ancestral…
In more than a century of fossil collecting, paleontologists from the American Museum of Natural History have unearthed fossils from…
This episode of the Shelf Life video series explores the fossils of tiny marine organisms known as foraminifera. That name is…