Nichole Mercuri, 26, was walking along a Florida beach when she says she spotted a giant tooth that once belonged to a ...

Ancient proteins from a 20-million-year-old rhino tooth are transforming our understanding of evolution. Researchers have ...

In two new studies, researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, have shed ...

In the hills of southwestern China, near the ancient shoreline of Fuxian Lake, a major archaeological discovery has reshaped ...

Imagine a world where giant cats roamed, their bodies sheathed in natural armor. These ancient felines were not just agile hunters—they were walking fortresses, sporting bone plates and reinforced ...

In 1931, the Skhūl I fossil was uncovered at Mugharat es-Skhūl (the Cave of the Children), also known as Skhūl Cave, Israel.

Scientists Learn How a 500-Million-Year-Old Fossil Shaped Like a Taco Ate An ancient shrimplike creature is helping scientists understand how mandibles became so common among animals.

The fossil halves of an ancient lizard-like creature were sold separately nearly a century ago and have resided at museums in Germany and the United Kingdom.

Although she studies all kinds of mammalian fossils, her study of fossilized teeth in particular has offered a unique glimpse into the history of life on our planet. She's discovered new species and ...