Named Xiphodracon goldencapsis, the new species is an ichthyosaur -- an order of large extinct marine reptiles -- that lived ...

The record-breaking trail was discovered at Dewars Farm Quarry, near Bicester, a location famously dubbed Oxfordshire’s ...

The announcement of Breugnathair elgolensis is the culmination of nearly a decade’s worth of work, after an international ...

Surely a contender for the most bizarre-looking dinosaur of them all is Yi. This small (in size and name) dinosaur from the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A team of paleontologists combing through Scotland’s fossil-rich ...

It’s not every day that a gravel quarry turns into a paleontological goldmine, but that’s exactly what happened here. A ...

A vast trove of fossils unearthed in Argentina’s southern Patagonia region is offering the oldest-known evidence that some dinosaurs thrived in a complex and well-organized herd structure, with adults ...

Long-necked sauropods, the largest animals ever to walk on Earth, may have thundered into dominance during the Jurassic Period thanks to a large burst of volcanic activity that began around 184 ...

CNN — A new dinosaur species from the early Jurassic period was discovered in southwestern China, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal eLife. Scientists originally found remains of an ...

Three years after the glittering Crystal Palace drew luminaries like Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Brontë and Lewis Carroll to a world's fair exhibition in London, the ...

While scientists hunt for signs of life on other planets, there are still plenty of utterly alien creatures left to find right here on Earth. Now a brand new horror has emerged from the depths of the ...