December 20, 2017 Subway discovery: Los Angeles construction unearths 'rare' fossil trove The fossilized remains of creatures that roamed southern California 10,000 years ago were discovered by a crew digging for a subway extension under the busy streets of Los Angeles.
December 13, 2017 Fossils reveal giant penguin as big as a grown man Fossils from New Zealand have revealed a giant penguin that was as big as a grown man, roughly the size of the captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
December 13, 2017 Tick found preserved in amber likely sucked blood of feathered dinosaurs, study suggests A study suggested ticks found stuck in amber likely sucked the blood of feathered dinosaurs.
December 8, 2017 245-million-year old fossil looks like Darth Vader, scientists say Darth Vader may be Luke Skywalker's father (spoiler alert), but he could also be the twin of a horseshoe crab that lived 245-million years ago.
December 8, 2017 Scary marsupial lion with incredibly powerful bite once prowled Australia It’s been 30,000 years since the last of the marsupial lions prowled for prey in Australia, but scientists continue to discover new species of the largest meat-eating mammals that ever lived on the continent.
November 29, 2017 Ancient helmet-wearing wormy creature was covered in 'cocktail sticks' About 515 million years ago, a tiny sea critter that was "strange beyond measure" wasn't taking any chances with its safety: Armor covered its back and sides, a helmet-like shell protected its head, and pointy spikes stuck out from its sides, researchers have found.
November 28, 2017 Headless skeleton of extinct sea cow unearthed in Siberia An unusually complete — albeit headless — skeleton of a Steller's sea cow was recently found in northeast Russia.
November 24, 2017 95-year-old 'Indiana Joan' investigated over collection Her collection of ancient artifacts, worth more than $750,000, includes a Roman dagger, Neolithic ax heads, a mummy mask, and a crucifix from the era of Jesus Christ—treasures unearthed in Egypt, Syria, Israel, and beyond.
November 15, 2017 These rodent-like creatures are the earliest known ancestor of humans, whales and shrews The earliest known ancestors of the mammal lineage that includes everything from humans, to blue whales, to pygmy shrews may have been nocturnal, rodent-like creatures that evolved much earlier than previously thought.
November 14, 2017 Prehistoric mammals wouldn't have messed with this huge otter Six million years ago, the shallow swamps of what's now southern China may have been dominated by massive, 110-lb.
