paleontology

First “four-legged snake fossil” was a false alarm

Researchers suggest that an old study that claimed it had found an ancestral snake fossil had no legs after all

4 years ago

How we know that Neanderthals were artists

Two researchers explain how they concluded that Neanderthals were not all that different from the modern humans who replaced them…

8 years ago

The rock that shook the earth

The meteorite that brought about dinosaur extinction also sparked volcanic eruptions throughout the world’s oceans Leif Karlstrom, University of Oregon…

8 years ago

A dino in iridescent color

A wonderfully preserved Jurassic relative of both birds and T. rex shows that iridescent feathers were fashionable in ancient times,…

8 years ago