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30,000-year-old fossilized vulture feathers 'nothing like what we usually see' preserved in volcanic ashFossilized vulture feathers that were stunningly preserved in volcanic ash were a mystery until now.
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Refuge from the worst mass extinction in Earth's history discovered fossilized in ChinaThe End-Permian mass extinction killed an estimated 80% of life on Earth, but new research suggests that plants might have done okay.
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Dinosaurs: Facts about the reptiles that roamed Earth more than 66 million years agoDiscover interesting facts about when dinosaurs lived, why they died and how big they got
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Rare mammoth tusk found on West Texas ranchResearchers have excavated a rare mammoth tusk discovered by a hunter on a West Texas ranch.
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340 million-year-old 'nail tooth' shark found deep inside Mammoth Cave in KentuckyScientists have found ancient nail tooth shark fossils deep inside Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, revealing new information about a mysterious group of extinct predators.
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166 million-year-old fossil found on Isle of Skye belongs to pony-size dinosaur from JurassicA fossil that was first discovered over 50 years ago has finally been identified as a dinosaur that lived around 166 million years ago, during the Jurassic Period.
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Megalodon may have grown up to 80 feet long — far larger than previous estimatesNew study suggests megalodons may have grown 15 feet longer than some previous estimates, had enormous babies, and didn't look like supersized great white sharks.
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Should we bring back woolly mammoths?Poll Colossal scientists just created "woolly mice" in another step towards their ultimate goal of resurrecting woolly mammoths. But should we be tinkering with extinct species? Take our poll and have your say.
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125 million-year-old fossil of giant venomous scorpion that lived alongside dinosaurs discovered in ChinaExtremely rare fossil of an ancient scorpion unearthed at China's Jehol Biota. The scorpion would've been a key species in the Cretaceous ecosystem, scientists say.
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