"Small animals that could shelter underground ... the world was a warmer place during the Cretaceous period than it is today, according to Climate Policy Watcher. The poles were cooler than ...

The Cretaceous period brought about the first diversification and appearance of flowering plants. Different organisms, such as insects, evolved as they took advantage of new food sources that ...

You might know the Cretaceous Period for big animals such as Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops, or for being the end of the age of dinosaurs. But what was the world like in the millions of years ...

Geologists working on surveying land in Mississippi stumbled upon an incredible find: the fossil of an ancient marine apex ...

When a 6-mile-wide asteroid struck Earth at the end of the Cretaceous period some 66 million years ago, it wiped out the majority of living organisms. Many victims were instantly fried by fires or ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs.

Together, these details helped scientists identify it as a new member of the Azhdarchidae family—known for giant flying ...

Learn more about the earliest evidence of birds breeding and nesting in the Arctic, a behavior that millions of birds ...