Over 300 million years ago, Illinois teemed with life in tropical swamps and seas, now preserved at the famous Mazon Creek fossil site. Researchers from the University of Missouri and geologist Gordon ...

A prehistoric predator changed its diet and body size during a major warming event 56 million years ago, revealing how ...

Unexpected archaeological discoveries are rewriting the story of how the big, bad wolf became our first and most beloved pet ...

Paleontologists have identified a new species of ancient marine reptile from Germany's world-renowned Posidonia Shale fossil ...