Water and air pose completely different challenges to animals on a number of levels.

A Smithsonian-led team of researchers have discovered North America's oldest known pterosaur, the winged reptiles that lived ...

Paleontologists know the bone bed as PFV 393. The late fossil preparator Bill Amaral found the site in 2011 on a field trip ...

Fossils offer a glimpse into Earth's ancient life, revealing the origins and evolution of complex organisms. Discoveries like ...

Around 252 million years ago, Earth faced a catastrophic event that changed the course of life on our planet forever. This mass extinction event wiped out nearly 96% of marine life, 70% of land ...

The Jurassic franchise’s wildest creature yet, Distortus rex, is part T. rex, part nightmare. Here's what to expect in ...

Nature’s least loved animals are dying fast. This could make the environment stinky and pathogens unstoppable.

The fossilized remains of the "seagull-sized" pterosaur were discovered in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. The post ...

A new armored lizard species named Bolg amondol existed 76 million years ago. Paleontologist Dr. Hank Woolley discovered it ...

A better understanding of human smell is emerging as scientists interrogate its fundamental elements: the odor molecules that ...

Eotephradactylus mcintireae’ is the oldest-known flying reptile from the continent and roamed the skies 209 million years ago ...