Discoveries
Prehistoric 'frog from hell' may have packed the bite force to munch small dinosaurs
A giant prehistoric frog from Madagascar could have chowed down on small dinosaurs, a new study estimating its bite force suggests.
yesterdayCollection of news articles related to earth science from uncovered fossils to new species - read about the latest discoveries in the animal kingdom.
Fossils
Did toxic algae kill these dinosaurs?
Fossils of dinosaurs and other ancient creatures unearthed from 70-million-year-old rock in Madagascar tell a potentially toxic tale.
2 days ago
Discoveries
Pale pair: White giraffe and her white calf caught on camera in Kenya (VIDEO)
This pair of rarely seen all-white reticulated giraffes was filmed at the Ishaqbini conservancy in Kenya.
4 days ago
Discoveries
Achoo! African wild dogs 'vote' on group decisions by sneezing
A new study carried out in Botswana's Okavango Delta suggests wild dogs use sneezing as a kind of voting system when making group decisions.
14 days ago
Fossils
Fossil forensics: Two ancient lizards, two amber-encased mysteries
Two ancient lizards entombed long ago in amber represent two palaeontological mysteries waiting to be solved.
17 days ago
Fossils
How did dinosaur eggs survive in the Arctic?
Dinosaurs once occupied just about every corner of the planet, from the northern reaches of Alaska and Siberia all the way down to the Antarctic. So...
18 days ago
Fossils
The riddle of the upside-down dinosaurs
Some fossil mysteries are solved by palaeontologists and ... armadillo experts?!
21 days ago
Evolution
Ancient whales had more bite than today's gentle giants
Unlike their modern descendants, early whales were no gentle giants: they were smaller and considerably meaner, and at least some of them seem to have...
23 days ago
New Species
Octopus's garden: New shrimp species found in the den of a 'Super Star' cephalopod
A newly discovered tiny mysid shrimp and a common octopus share a symbiotic relationship that's never been observed before.
one month ago
Fossils
These Jurassic "squirrels” were the first creatures of their kind to go airborne
Ancient “squirrels” figured out how to fly 100 million years before true mammals did.
one month ago
Fossils
This huge toothy fish claimed top-predator status in a post-extinction world
This huge prehistoric fish wasn't just a cool predator – it may also help us wrap our minds around what to expect as the planet continues to change...
one month ago
Fossils
From thylacines to Tassie devils, ancient marsupials left their tracks all over this beach
Tasmanian tigers and devils, huge kangaroos and the largest marsupials that ever lived all left their tracks on the shores of Australia's Kangaroo...
one month ago
Human Impact
New species of ancient bird joins list of extinctions caused by humans
It's a pattern seen all over the fossil record: humans arrive on islands and local species disappear from history.
one month ago
How it works
How fast was T. rex, really? And how much does it matter?
More and more studies suggest that Tyrannosaurus was slower than the fastest humans.
one month ago
New Species
The four-year treasure hunt for the hoodwinker sunfish
When Marianne Nyegaard began her studies on sunfish off Bali in Indonesia, she didn’t expect to discover an entirely new species!
2 months ago
