Before trees came along some 400 million years ago, our planet’s landscape was dominated by enigmatic, spire-shaped life-forms that towered more than 25 feet above the ground. Their trunklike fossils ...

For decades, Deinocheirus was one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in dinosaur science, known only from a pair of enormous arms. Early discoveries left researchers unable to predict what kind of ...

In 2025, scientists have named several new dinosaur species and are learning new facts about the remarkable lives of dinosaurs. Paleontologists have found a 'Dragon price' dinosaur — which may be a ...

Bones of now extinct species became a haven for bee babies thousands of years ago, scientists report in a first-of-its-kind discovery Thousands of years ago in what is now the Dominican Republic, ...

Dinosaurs have captivated the imaginations of both children and adults for generations. For many Lycoming College students, that wonder and curiosity is reignited when they enroll in Lycoming ...

Bivalvia (= Lamellibranchia, Pelecypoda) is a group of great living and fossil diversity, and one of immense economic importance. At the start of this grant project, there were few biologists ...

What if everything we know about T. rex growth is wrong? A complete tyrannosaur skeleton has just ended one of paleontology's longest-running debates—whether Nanotyrannus is a distinct species, or ...

Lead author Sara Saber (Assiut University / MUVP), pictured with the holotype specimen of Wadisuchus kassabi (MUVP 180) at the Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Center, Mansoura, Egypt. In ...

When paleontologists dig up a fossil from the ground, how do they figure out the age of the piece of history? It’s not as simple as you may think. To discover more about jaw-dropping finds–like the ...

Could we be on the verge of the sixth mass extinction? To better understand what’s to come for life on Earth–and the current harm we’re doing to our own environment–we have to look into the past. But, ...

Picture an environmentally friendly food. Your mind might turn to the humble lentil, but is it possible to eat more luxuriously while still staying green? Bivalves such as oysters, mussels, clams and ...