Mirasaura grauvogeli had a featherlike crest and a tail like a monkey. “It's been a long time since I've been so blown away ...

Preserved in tan stone, the fossil of Mirasaura included much of the ancient reptile’s skeleton and a feather-like fan that ...

This extraordinary tree has stood tall since long before the Pyramids of Giza were built, however, its exact location is a ...

This woodland was featured in a Star Wars movie and is also thought to have inspired Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien ...

Today we’re watching Ancient Aliens, which premieres on the History Channel. The show features Giorgio Tsoukalos, David Childress, and Erich von Däniken, the author of "Chariots of the Gods." Ancient ...

Scientists have shed new light on the rhino family tree after recovering a protein sequence from a fossilized tooth from more than 20 million years ago. The recovered protein sequences allowed ...

A tree fell in the Amazon—and revealed mysterious urns of ancient human remains Archaeologists still don’t know who buried the urns or exactly how old they are.

The sacred camphor tree at Kinomiya Shrine in Atami is no ordinary timber. Estimated to be more than 2,000 years old, it is one of Japan’s largest and oldest camphor trees.

Archaeologists searching under a toppled tree in the Amazon discovered seven funerary urns buried beneath the roots. Of the seven urns—two larger than the others—skeletal remains included that ...

Your morning catch-up: California's ancient buttonwillow tree and the town named after it, 25 fabulous things to do in L.A. and more big stories.

The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum marks the 400th anniversary of the Yamaki Pine, an ancient tree that survived the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima and has since become a symbol of peace.