Fossils June 21, 2018 Scientists honor Obama by naming ancient sea creature after him The University of California, Riverside, explained Monday in a news release that the moniker “honors President Barack Obama’s passion for science.”
Digging History June 19, 2018 The oldest DNA from giant pandas was just discovered in a cave in China Scientists in China found a fossil from a giant panda that lived 22,000 years ago. Until they excavated the fossil, reassembled it and analyzed its mitochondrial DNA, biologists had no idea this panda lineage even existed.
Digging History June 18, 2018 100 million-year-old tick found entrapped in amber Imagine your worst day ever, preserved for eternity. That's what happened to a very unlucky tick 100 million years ago.
Digging History June 11, 2018 500 million-year-old claw-faced sea monster was a killing machine if you could dip your head into the oceans of Earth as they appeared 500 million years ago, you might see what looked like a spiny, disembodied claw cruising through the depths while trying to stuff an unfortunate piece of prey into its circular, fang-filled mouth. If you were lucky, you might even see a teeny-tiny baby claw bobbing along behind it.
Digging History June 8, 2018 World's oldest animal footprints discovered - revealing strange burrowing creature that lived 550M years ago Scientists have uncovered the earliest footprints left by animals on Earth, dating back more than half a billion years.
Digging History May 31, 2018 240 million-year-old 'mother of all lizards' found Move over Godzilla. There's a new "mother of all lizards" in town.
Digging History May 30, 2018 Discovery of 'reptilian-mammal' fossil could rewrite history The discovery of an unusual fossilized skull in eastern Utah is shedding new light on Earth’s history.
Digging History May 22, 2018 Thousands of human bones discovered in Denmark reveal gruesome 'barbarian' war rituals Archaeologists made a gruesome discovery when they unearthed an ancient burial site filled with thousands of bones — later identified as victims of a battle fought 2,000 years ago in northern Europe between "barbarian" Germanic tribes.
Fossils May 17, 2018 Could reviving Woolly-Mammoth genes fight the effects of global warming? JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Woolly mammoths have been extinct for more than 4,000 years, but with new gene-editing techniques, they could help mitigate the effects of a modern problem: climate change.
Digging History May 14, 2018 180 million-year-old crocodile had dolphin-like features, tells tale of 'missing link' The discovery of an ancient type of crocodile that lived during the Jurassic Period, at the height of the age of dinosaurs, has shed new light on the species.
Digging History May 11, 2018 34 million-year-old ancient whale would have ripped you to shreds This ancient, gummy whale is breaking all the rules.
