Unearthed at a British Golf Course: A Log Coffin From the Bronze Age

Workers digging in a pond at the Tetney Golf Club discovered a waterlogged coffin containing the remains of a man who archaeologists said was buried about 4,000 years ago.

‘Spaceship-Shaped’ Fossil Reveals Hungry Predator of Ancient Oceans

Titanokorys gainesi, turned up in the Canadian Rockies, was among the largest known predators 500 million years ago.

Fossils Seized in Police Raid Demystify a Prehistoric Flying Reptile

Among the 3,000 fossils seized at a Brazilian port in 2013 was an almost complete skeleton from the pterosaur species Tupandactylus navigans, preserved in six limestone slabs.

T. Rex Was Fearsome but May Have Been a Picky Eater

The jaw of the Tyrannosaurus Rex had sensitive nerves that may have allowed it to differentiate between parts of its prey, a new study found.

T. Rex Was Fearsome but May Have Been a Picky Eater

The jaw of the Tyrannosaurus Rex had sensitive nerves that may have allowed it to differentiate between parts of its prey, a new study found.

This Brain Remained Intact in a 310 Million-Year-Old Fossil

The discovery suggested that horseshoe crab brains haven’t changed much and that there are more ways for soft tissues to be preserved in the fossil record.

These Could Be the Oldest Animal Fossils Ever Found, or Just Squiggles

Critics challenged a study’s claim that a netlike structure found in rocks in a Canadian mountain range could be an 890-million-year-old sponge fossil.

Shrinking Elephants Once Called Sicily Home

New research suggests that in as little as 40 generations, elephants could have become dwarf size on the island off Italy’s boot.

Over 200 Million Years Ago, Nature Called. It Was Full of Beetles.

Fossilized feces from a dinosaur ancestor preserved an insect species not previously known to science in exquisite detail.

Discovery of ‘Dragon Man’ Skull in China May Add Species to Human Family Tree

A laborer discovered the fossil and hid it in a well for 85 years. Scientists say it could help sort out the human family tree and how our species emerged.

Tiny Fossils From Alaska Reveal Dinosaur Life in the Arctic

Baby dinosaur “microfossils” suggest that many species lived and thrived in some of the coldest parts of the planet.

Once Again, Fossils Are Hot

Collectors are surging again to own a bit of natural history, be it an ancient shell, an animal’s tooth or a full dinosaur skeleton for the foyer.

Sharks Almost Went the Way of the Dinosaurs 19 Million Years Ago

Analysis of the fossil record shows a mysterious mass extinction that decimated the diversity of sharks in the world’s oceans, and they’ve never fully recovered.

A Surprise in a 50 Million-Year-Old Assassin Bug Fossil: Its Genitals

Scientists were surprised to find the insect’s preserved penis, which suggests it was an unknown species.

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