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'Twins! She has another baby': Sea monster from Chile had 2 buns in the oven, rare fossil reveals
An ichthyosaur was pregnant with twins when she died, a fossil from Cretaceous Chile reveals.
Alligator-size amphibians died together in Triassic Wyoming, puzzling 'bone bed' reveals
The discovery of nearly 20 alligator-size amphibians that died together during the Triassic in what is now Wyoming is providing scientists important clues about these creatures' lives.
Scientists uncover 'inside-out, legless, headless wonder' that lived long before the dinosaurs
Fossils of 444 million-year-old creatures whose bodies were preserved "inside-out" have been discovered in South Africa.
'Exquisitely preserved' ginormous claws from Mongolia reveal strange evolution in dinosaurs
A new species of dinosaur named Duonychus tsogtbaatari has been discovered by scientists, and unlike other therizinosaurs, this species has only two clawed fingers instead of three.
25,000-year-old mammoth bones reveal culture of ancient humans
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of at least five woolly mammoths at a site in Austria. The remains suggest that ancient humans processed the mammoths' ivory tusks 25,000 years ago.
Scientists discover new 15 million-year old fish with last meal fossilized inside its stomach
Scientists have discovered the fossilized remains of a new fish species called Ferruaspis brocksi, which lived 15 million years ago, and some of the fish have their final meals preserved inside their stomachs.
30,000-year-old fossilized vulture feathers 'nothing like what we usually see' preserved in volcanic ash
Fossilized vulture feathers that were stunningly preserved in volcanic ash were a mystery until now.
Refuge from the worst mass extinction in Earth's history discovered fossilized in China
The End-Permian mass extinction killed an estimated 80% of life on Earth, but new research suggests that plants might have done okay.
