It comes from a new species of the genus Paranthropus, nicknamed the “nutcracker man” due to the fossil’s massive size and huge molar teeth. Photos of the fossil jaw (Lazarus Kgasi ...

Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks that lived alongside the dinosaurs. By Asher Elbein Asher Elbein ...

The ratios of strontium isotopes in fossil shark teeth can be used to better understand how coastal environments evolved in ancient times, according to our newly published work. Our study was one ...

Strange 1.4 million-year-old fossil traced to previously unknown human relative 'nutcracker man’ - ‘Nutcracker man’ likely ...

A 1.4-million-year-old fossil jaw discovered in a South African cave in 1949 has now been identified as that of a previously unknown human relative species dubbed the “nutcracker man”.

A near complete skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird — a mallard duck-size creature related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today ...

The tip of a right flipper of the new plesiosaur fossil, with two scales along the trailing edge. A new study suggests that some plesiosaurs, in addition to fishy scales on their flippers ...

In the latest Sustainability Landscape report, we highlight a couple of types of sustainable funds that specifically contribute to climate action: fossil-fuel-free and low carbon. Here ...

For the first time, scientists have completed an in-depth analysis of fossilized soft tissues from a plesiosaur Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent An artist's illustration of a plesiosaur, based on ...