Science Dec 20 New research says people arrived in Americas much earlier and co-existed with giant sloths and mastodons By Christina Larson, Associated Press
Science Jul 18 Fossil of ancient mammal attacking dinosaur challenges old theories Even though the mammal is much smaller, researchers think it was attacking the dinosaur when they both got caught in the volcanic flow. By Maddie Burakoff, Associated Press
Nation Sep 03 5 Stories: A new 4-legged whale fossil, why China is limiting online gaming for kids, and other stories you missed Egyptian researchers unearth a four-legged whale fossil, the EPA bans a pesticide linked to neurological problems in kids and China limits kids under 18 to three hours of online gaming a week. Check out these stories and others you might… By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin
Science May 31 Watch 7:04 At Smithsonian’s renovated Hall of Fossils, dinosaurs are just the beginning The dinosaur bones at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History now boast new accommodations. After a four-year, $125 million renovation, the Hall of Fossils now features state-of-the-art technology and new exhibits housing more than 700 specimens. As William… By William Brangham, Kira Wakeam
Science Apr 10 Did scientists discover a new species of human in a Philippines cave? The announcement of a new species of ancient human (more correctly hominin) from the Philippines will cause a lot of head-shaking among anthropologists and archaeologists. By Darren Curnoe, The Conversation
Aug 03 Why the first flowers may have looked like magnolias By Mario Vallejo-Marin, The Conversation An international team of botanists has achieved the best reconstruction to date of an ancestral flower. Continue reading
Dec 09 Entire chunk of feathered dinosaur discovered in amber By Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American Scientists announced yesterday in the journal Current Biology that they have found an entire chunk of a feathered dinosaur tail trapped in amber – feathers, flesh, bone and all. Continue reading
Sep 01 3.7 billion-year-old Greenland fossils are oldest yet, scientists say By Harry Zahn A newly discovered fossil from Greenland may represent the oldest known evidence of life on earth and could guide the search for life on moons or others planets in our solar system. Continue reading
Aug 29 X-rays suggest ironic end for famous human ancestor Lucy By Courtney Norris The "Lucy" skeleton has reshaped our understanding of human evolution, but no one has ever been able to explain how she died -- until now. Continue reading
Aug 24 Meet the Dolphin species that was hidden in Smithsonian’s fossil room By Lora Strum A new species of dolphin has spent the last 65 years hiding at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Continue reading