While volcanism caused a temporary cold period, the effects had already worn off thousands of years before the meteorite, the ultimate cause of the dinosaur extinction event, impacted.

Massive volcanic eruptions on the Indian peninsula have long been proposed as an alternative cause for the demise of the ...

The fossils included several pieces of a toe bone and a rib. The homeowner said they knew it was “something special.” ...

A new species belonging to the gorgonopsians, the ancient ancestors of mammals, was found on the Spanish island of Mallorca.

The origin of mammals is shrouded in mystery, but every fossil clue helps rewrite the story. A new discovery on a ...

Thanks to scientific discoveries across Asia, we can trace the origins of Indian curry back several millennia. Here's what we ...

The prehistoric creature is thought to have lived around 280-270 million years ago and was likely a "top predator" in its day ...

Vaguely dog-like” animal is one of the oldest-known close cousins of modern mammals. Researchers have discovered the oldest ...

The idea that Saturn's rings are young seemed very strange in the context of the solar system's long evolutionary history." ...

During the Jurassic period, flying reptiles with the same wingspan as a modern golden eagle glided through the skies until [… ...

Collectors might want to beware when bidding on dinosaurs at auction houses. A recent trio of Wyoming dinosaurs sold for more than $15 million at ...

She works at Great Basin and Death Valley, Lake Mead and Santa Monica Mountains national recreation areas, and Tule Springs ...