Science Feb 08 How paleontologists are using fossilized shark teeth to date the past By Stephanie Killingsworth, Bruce J. MacFadden, The Conversation
Science Jan 02 ‘Dinosaur highway’ dating back 166 million years discovered in England Researchers in England have unearthed nearly 200 dinosaur tracks that date back 166 million years. By Brian Melley, Associated Press
Science Jul 03 Scientists identify salamanderlike predator that existed before the dinosaurs Scientists have identified a giant salamanderlike predator with sharp fangs that likely ruled waters 280 million years ago. By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press
Science Jul 06 Fossils reveal dinosaur forerunner smaller than a cellphone Named Kongonaphon kely, which means tiny bug slayer, the creature looked like a dinosaur but scampered the Earth earlier, predating both dinosaurs and flying pterosaurs. By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Nation May 10 Watch 8:17 Why the fate of Bears Ears’ cultural treasures is uncertain In the rugged and remote canyons of Southern Utah, scientists say they've barely scratched the surface of discoveries that can reach back millions of years, or shed light on the last 10,000 years of human history. But their work in… By Jeffrey Brown
Dec 06 Duck-like dinosaur fossil, plucked from black market, makes debut By Rashmi Shivni What has flippers like a penguin, a neck like a swan and a posture like a duck? It’s the newly discovered Halszkaraptor escuilliei or “Halszka”– a bizarre, semi-aquatic dinosaur with a collage of features never seen in any other prehistoric… Continue reading
Nov 30 These flying prehistoric reptiles had needy babies, rare batch of eggs show By Rashmi Shivni A treasure trove of ancient eggs reveals how flying reptiles called pterosaurs developed in infanthood and how parents took care of their young. Continue reading
Oct 26 How climate change is making these bamboo-eating lemurs go hungry By Rashmi Shivni Climate change is starving out Madagascar's greater bamboo lemur, a study published Thursday reports in Current Biology. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Mar 30 This ancient arachnid ushered in the spider uprising By Nsikan Akpan X-ray scans of a 305-million-year old fossil have unlocked a new chapter in the spider origin story. Continue reading