Science 10 hours ago 99M-year-old 'hell ant' trying to eat a cockroach found entombed in amber Experts have discovered a fossilized piece of amber with a 99-million-year-old "hell ant" with its jaws about to devour an ancient cockroach.
Science 10 hours ago Dinosaur diagnosed with malignant cancer for the first time: researchers say Researchers on Monday announced the discovery and diagnosis of an aggressive type of bone cancer in a dinosaur, making it the first known example of a dinosaur afflicted by malignant cancer, according to a study.
Science 10 hours ago World's smallest dinosaur is no more: 2-inch creature likely a lizard instead Just a few months after a group of researchers trumpeted their discovery of the world's tiniest dinosaur, the same researchers have retracted their findings, noting it was likely a lizard instead.
Science 10 hours ago Massive, prehistoric owl with 'hunting feet' discovered Paleontologists have identified a 55-million-year old owl fossil that had talons like a hawk, according to a newly published study.
Science 10 hours ago Prehistoric 15-foot dolphin acted like modern-day killer whales, researchers say Prehistoric dolphins acted more like modern-day killer whales, according to a newly published study.
Science 10 hours ago 'Jurassic Park' got nearly everything wrong about Dilophosaurus, new study says Even though Dilophosaurus was a "beautiful, but deadly" addition to Jurassic Park, the hit movie of the same name was wildly incorrect in how it portrayed the deadly dinosaur, a new study suggests.
Science 10 hours ago Scientists discover diminutive dinosaur ancestor: a 4-inch 'tiny bug slayer' Researchers have discovered an ancient relative of dinosaurs, a 4-inch reptile that lived 237 million years ago.
Science 10 hours ago 8-foot sea scorpions swam the ocean 500M years ago had massive claws to catch prey Researchers have discovered that enormous sea scorpions bigger than a human swam the oceans prior to the age of the dinosaurs.
Science 10 hours ago Prehistoric bear-sized marsupial once roamed Australia, scientists reveal Researchers have shed new light on the fossil remains of a huge bear-sized marsupial that once roamed Australia.
Science 10 hours ago Early dinosaur eggs may have been 'soft like a turtle's,' study says A new study suggests the eggs of early dinosaurs were soft-shelled, going against popular belief.
Science 10 hours ago 120M-year-old crocodile that walked on its hind legs like T. Rex discovered Footprints found in modern-day South Korea that were thought to have been made by pterosaurs are instead from a 13-foot crocodile that lived 120 million years ago and walked on two legs, researchers have said.
Science 10 hours ago World’s oldest bug discovered on Scottish island Scientists have identified the world's oldest bug.
Science 10 hours ago Incredible discovery shows 110M-year-old dinosaur's last meal preserved Researchers recently discovered fossilized evidence of a dinosaur's last meal from 110 million years ago.
Science 10 hours ago Fossil of terrifying megaraptor, with 14-inch claws, discovered in Argentina Fossils of one of the last remaining megaraptors, a carnivorous dinosaur with claws more than a foot in length, have been discovered in Argentina.
Science 10 hours ago Fossilized remains of 400-million-year-old newly discovered plant could change 'evolutionary history' Researchers have discovered the fossilized 400-million-year-old remains of a new plant species in Canada that may give further insight into "evolutionary history," according to experts.
Science 10 hours ago 66M-year-old 'crazy beast' discovered in Madagascar: An 'animal for which we don't have any real parallels' During the age of the dinosaurs, the planet looked very different than it does today, with supercontinents reigning supreme and bizarre-looking creatures walking the Earth. Now, researchers have discovered a 66-million-year-old fossil of the world's oldest mammal, for which there aren't "any real parallels."
Science 10 hours ago Prehistoric crocodiles were more like whales and dolphins, shocking study finds A newly published study notes that prehistoric crocodiles acted more like modern-day whales and dolphins than their modern-day relatives, based off their inner-ear sensory system.
Science 10 hours ago This primeval worm may be the ancestor of all animals Humans, it's been said, are like donuts. They have an opening at each end, and a single continuous hole running through their middle. (Note: This theory has yet to appear in a peer-reviewed journal.)
Science 10 hours ago Fish sprouted fingers before they ventured onto land, fossil shows A 380-million-year-old fossil of a fish has revealed that fingers evolved in vertebrates before the creatures wriggled out of the sea and evolved into land-dwelling creatures, as a new study describes.
Tech 10 hours ago Meet 'Wonderchicken': Scientists find 67M year-old fossil of 'world's first modern bird' Researchers have discovered "wonderchicken," a 67-million-year-old fossilized bird they believe is the first "modern bird."
Science 10 hours ago Mysterious Ice Age structure built from woolly mammoth bones found Researchers have discovered a mysterious structure at least 20,000-years-old comprised of woolly mammoth bones in Russia that has left experts stunned.
Science 10 hours ago Dinosaurs may have traveled shorter distances than previously believed, new study suggests A new study suggests that dinosaurs traveled significantly shorter distances and had drastically different migration behavior than initially believed.
Science 10 hours ago Traces of DNA found in fossilized dinosaur skull, scientists claim A shocking new study suggests that researchers have found traces of DNA inside a fossilized dinosaur skull.
Science 10 hours ago 'Exquisite' dinosaur-age cockroaches discovered preserved in amber A pair of 99-million-year-old cockroaches are rewriting the early history of the underworld.
Science 10 hours ago World's oldest salamander discovered in Siberia Scientists have discovered the world's oldest salamander, a 167-million-year-old specimen found in Siberia.
Science 10 hours ago Dinosaurs were warm-blooded, shocking study says Despite most scientists generally accepting that dinosaurs were cold-blooded creatures, a new study suggests they were in fact warm-blooded.
Science 10 hours ago Cancer seen in humans also found in 66M-year-old dinosaur fossil A type of cancer that still afflicts humans has been found in a dinosaur fossil that was unearthed in Canada, according to experts.
Science 10 hours ago Fossils of prehistoric human-sized rat that weighed nearly 200 pounds and had massive teeth discovered in South America Archaeologists have discovered fossils of an enormous, prehistoric rat that was the size of a human years ago in South America.
Science 10 hours ago 10M-year-old turtle had 8-foot-long shell and weighed nearly 2,500 pounds, study says Researchers have discovered the largest turtle to ever live, Stupendemys geographicus, roamed the ancient seas in greater ranges than previously believed, according to a new study.
Science 10 hours ago Woolly mammoths had a horrible and miserable end, study says Woolly mammoths went extinct more than 4,000 years ago, but a new study suggests that the last of the creatures died a horrible and isolated death.
Science 10 hours ago 'Weird' reptile with long snout that lived 200M years ago discovered in Alaska The fossils of a "weird" and bizarre-looking new reptile species from 200 million years ago have been identified after they were first discovered in Alaska nearly a decade ago.
