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Science May 21

Court says dinosaur fossils worth millions aren’t minerals

By Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press

Science May 31

An Allosaurus skeleton is one of more than 700 specimens in the new Hall of Fossils at the National Museum of Natural History. Image by Vicky Stein
Dinosaurs are back with a climate change warning at the Smithsonian

Sneak a peek at the Smithsonian's new Hall of Fossils. After a four-year renovation, the hall brings back old favorites and introduces lessons for humanity's future.

By Vicky Stein

Science Apr 05

Watch 4:32
How a self-taught fossil hunter made his biggest discovery

In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, this self-taught paleontologist has been looking for dinosaurs in creek beds and rivers for more than 30 years, and has become something of a legend in the field. Then, outside a NASA…

By Pamela Kirkland

Science Jan 28

Controversial fossil hints Homo sapiens blazed a trail out of Africa earlier than thought

The jaw fragment suggests our species began traveling abroad 50,000 years earlier than previously thought.

By Kate Wong, Scientific American

Science Jun 10

Ancient fossils from Morocco mess up modern human origins

The findings may push back the origin of our species by more than 100,000 years and challenge leading ideas about where and how our lineage evolved.

By Kate Wong, Scientific American

Feb 28

Laser light uncovers hidden secrets of feathered dinosaur fossils

By Kristin Hugo

In a new study, researchers have used lasers and simple cameras to uncover the body shape and texture of 200 fossils of a small, feathered dinosaur named Anchiornis huxleyi.

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Jun 28

Amber fossils tell 99 million-year-old story of unusual baby birds

By Nsikan Akpan

A pair of 99 million-year-old fossils reveal Cretaceous baby birds with finger claws and adultlike feathers.

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Sep 10

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Trove of fossils from a long-lost human ancestor is greatest find in decades

By PBS NewsHour

Scientists have discovered a new human-like species, deep in a cave system in South Africa. Researchers have said that the discovery could change our conception of human ancestry. For more on the discovery, Jeffrey Brown speaks to Jamie Shreeve of…

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Apr 07

After 100 years, Brontosaurus name may be making a comeback

By Justin Scuiletti

After more than a century of extinction in the scientific community, the name Brontosaurus may be ready to return to the ranks of its dinosaur brethren.

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Mar 20

Newly-discovered bipedal crocodile ancestor terrorized pre-dinosaur world

By Justin Scuiletti

Before dinosaurs roamed the Earth, the region we now know as North Carolina was ruled by a fearsome, bipedal, 9-foot-long crocodile ancestor known as Carnufex carolinensis, or the "Carolina Butcher."…

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