Imaging technology has revolutionized paleontology, allowing scientists to study fossils that are buried deep in the rock or too small to handle. Two recent studies I was involved with show some of ...

In 2002, a research team discovered one of the oldest human ancestors ever, called Sahelanthropus. For over twenty years, ...

To gain a better understanding of the creature, a team at the University of Chicago led by anatomist Paul Sereno tracked down the historical locations of previous dinosaur finds in east central ...

Understanding what the environment looked like millions of years ago is essential for piecing together how our earliest ...

A new pachycephalosaur, officially named Zavacephale rinpoche, was described in the journal Nature. The word rinpoche is ...

A new ichthyosaur species, Xiphodracon goldencapensis, was discovered on England's Jurassic Coast. This nearly complete ...

A million-year-old skull from China, Yunxian 2, reshapes our understanding of human origins and ancient human relatives.

In a 1970 National Geographic feature, paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey—son of Louis and Mary Leakey—recounted his ...

A fossil skull from a long-extinct animal captivated the public when it went on display at the South Australian Museum.

A fossil skull from China that made headlines last week may or may not be a million years old, but it’s probably closely related to Denisovans. The fossil skull, dubbed Yunxian 2, is one of three ...

HUBEI, China — A badly crushed cranium unearthed decades ago from a riverbank in central China that once defied classification is now shaking up the human family tree, according to a new analysis.

A badly crushed cranium unearthed decades ago from a riverbank in central China that once defied classification is now shaking up the human family tree, according to a new analysis.Related video above ...