Learn more about ancient giant kangaroos and the previous research claiming they were too heavy to hop. A new study finds ...

More than 66 million years ago, Mexico was home to numerous species of dinosaurs, some of them as terrifying as T. rex.

The specimen was found at Mazon Creek fossil beds, a site known for its beautifully preserved animals and plants.

The blue whale is the largest animal known to have ever lived, reaching lengths of nearly 100 feet and weighing more than 300 ...

The discovery of a prehistoric hammer made from elephant bone in southern England is rewriting what we thought we knew about ...

The Burgess Shale in British Columbia is renowned for its exceptional preservation of soft tissues in fossils, including limbs and guts. While trilobites are abundant in the fossil record thanks to ...

A remarkable prehistoric hammer made from elephant bone, dating back nearly half a million years ago, has been uncovered in ...

Long before whales dominated the oceans, Earth’s seas were home to a fish so massive it continues to challenge our ...

Sheep may have played a major role in a prehistoric plague outbreak. By Laura Baisas Published Aug 11, 2025 11:00 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Natural Trap Cave is a pit in northern Wyoming into which countless animals have fallen and met their untimely demise since the Pleistocene. Paleontologists today find the cave a treasure trove — a ...

New research indicates that humans shaped their environments through hunting and controlled use of fire tens of thousands of ...