The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet's history and require many ...

Discover the remarkable bird fossil from Antarctica that is rewriting the story of bird evolution. Learn how this 69-million-year-old bird challenges previous theories.

Scientists have made an exciting discovery—a 69-million-year-old fossil found in Antarctica is the oldest known modern bird.

Digital reconstruction of the Late Cretaceous (~69 million years old) crown bird Vegavis iaai that was completed following ...

The 68 million-year-old fossil belongs to an extinct species of bird known as Vegavis iaai that lived at the end of the Cretaceous period, when Tyrannosaurus rex dominated North America and just ...

Space agencies are keeping a close eye on a recently discovered asteroid that has a small chance of impacting Earth. Named 2024 ... moonlet asteroid’s orbital period — or how long it takes ...

if your idea of a pleasant day out is getting a closer look at what fish vomit was like in the Cretaceous period.

The young pterosaur likely had a wingspan of about 6.5 feet, and if it had survived to adulthood, its wingspan could have reached up to 33 feet.

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Two underwater sea lilies were eaten and regurgitated around 66 million years ago. They were preserved as fossilized vomit.

A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its ... habitable zone to its inner edge where temperatures rise for a short period, before the planet moves back out again. The planet provides ...

Scientists in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park have unearthed a fossilized neck bone offering a glimpse into the Cretaceous Period's perilous life. The fossil belonged to a juvenile Cryodrakon ...