A new analysis of a fossil found in 1889 has unveiled the presence of zeolites—and an entirely new mineralization method.

Plastic waste has let common coots reuse nests year after year. Scientists have now used the trash layers to date how old nests are.

Fossils of alvarezsaurid dinosaurs show bird-like air sacs in their bones. Scans revealed hollow spaces connected to their ...

Nestled among the mysteries of Earth’s ancient past are extraordinary fossils that connect us to the chronicles of life long ...

Mar. 20, 2025 — Feathers, essential for thermoregulation, flight, and communication in birds, originate from simple appendages known as proto-feathers, which were present in certain dinosaurs.By ...

"Fossil feathers are usually preserved in ancient mudrocks laid down in lakes or lagoons. The fossil vulture is preserved in ash deposits, which is extremely unusual," study lead author Valentina ...

Oviraptorosaurs are weird dinosaurs that look a bit like flightless birds. But these ancient animals aren't just ...

Now that a "de-extinction" company says it has revived the dire wolf species that was extinct for over 10,000 years, could ...

The animal’s entire body was preserved in three dimensions, from the bird’s eyelids to the tips of its wings. Ergo: A feather fossil that is preserved down to the microscopic pigment ...

An illustration shows what Duonychus tsogtbaatari might have looked like. Unlike its therizinosaur brethren, the new species ...

An analysis of North America’s fossil record for the 18 million years before dinosaurs disappeared suggests the prehistoric ...