Water and wind offer powerful symbols on the Arizona Trail, where thirsty hikers have to hunt harder and windmills stand ...

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One thing that northwestern New Mexico is known for is lots of dinosaur fossils. Previously, paleontologists estimated that ...

Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, ...

A trove of specimens from New Mexico may help settle a long-running argument about the diversity of dinosaurs before their ...

Scientists have named a new ichthyosaur, Eurhinosaurus mistelgauensis, from fossils found in Mistelgau, Germany. The marine reptile had a dramatic overbite similar to swordfish and unique skeletal ...

Most of our knowledge of New Zealand's prehistoric bird diversity comes from long-lost species with bones large enough to be ...

If you're into fossil hunting or just love amazing discoveries, you won't want to miss our latest video on the Most Unbelievable Fossils Ever Found. We'll take you on a journey through some incredible ...

The rare species of prehistoric predator was found in southern England. A new species of ancient "sword dragon" marine reptile has been discovered in a set of fossils found in England, according to ...

The Isle of Skye holds the key to ancient species. From the Elgol dinosaur to the Krusatodon or the world’s largest pterosaur fossil from the Jurassic period, fossils found here have shaped our ...

A newly described fossil reveals that leeches are at least 200 million years older than scientists previously thought, and that their earliest ancestors may have feasted not on blood, but on smaller ...

DENVER — One of the most complete Triceratops fossils ever unearthed is now being shown at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. On Friday, the museum announced its historic discovery of the fossil ...