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Dutch paleo-artists Alfons and Adrie Kennis reconstructed Cheddar Man's face using a 3D-printer and hi-tech scanner.
news

Meet a Briton From 10,000 Years Ago

New research has given a face to the famous Mesolithic Cheddar Man.
Natasha Frost February 7, 2018
SUE watches as a couple of mammals prepare for some foot removal.
dinosaurs

SUE the T. Rex Is Moving

We interviewed everyone's favorite murderbird about their new digs.
Cara Giaimo February 6, 2018
The most recently discovered <em>Archaeopteryx</em> fossil is also the oldest.
animals

Found: Evidence That Archaeopteryx Evolved Like Darwin's Finches

When southern Germany was an archipelago, these bird-like dinos may have specialized by island.
Vittoria Traverso January 26, 2018
<em>Caihong juji</em> was a study in contrasts.
dinosaurs

How We Know That This Dinosaur Had Bright, Audacious Plumage

Microscopic structures hint at an iridescent past.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 15, 2018
A modern eagle's eye is four to eight times stronger than that of the average human's.
science

An Amazing Fossilized Eye Reveals How an Ancient Bird Saw

Feast your eyes on this.
Natasha Frost January 12, 2018
Yum?
dinosaurs

Found: A New Species of Lizard in a Dinosaur's Stomach

A prehistoric snack is now thought to be a previously unknown species.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 3, 2018
Reconstruction of <em>Habelia optata</em>, Joanna Liang.
science

Found: A Tiny, Terrifying Sea Monster From 500 Million Years Ago

Small, but fierce and well-armed.
Natasha Frost December 21, 2017
During the first dig, scientists revealed the mammoth's skull and scythe-shaped tusks.
prehistoric

What Do You Do When You Find a Mammoth on Your Farm?

A behind-the-scenes look at harvest time, soil drainage, and Pleistocene megafauna.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 20, 2017
science

A Six-Foot, 220-Pound Penguin Once Lived in New Zealand

The bird was almost twice the size of the largest living penguin.
Natasha Frost December 12, 2017
One of Edward Hitchcock's ambrotype sketches of dinosaur footprints from his 1858 book, <em>Ichnology of New England</em>.
dinosaurs

The First Scientist to Study Dinosaur Footprints Thought Giant Birds Made Them

Edward Hitchcock clung to his theory, even when paleontologists said it didn’t fly.
John Meszaros December 12, 2017
Dino tracks.
Helotes, Texas

Dinosaur Tracks at Government Canyon

Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.
dinosaurs

The One-Minute Life Stories of Some Fascinating Extinct Species

What looking at animals from the past can tell us about our world now.
Ashawnta Jackson December 8, 2017
A reconstruction of <em>Halszkaraptor escuilliei</em>, an amphibious dinosaur discovered in Mongolia.
dinosaurs

Found: A Dinosaur With Features Borrowed From Swans, Penguins, and Crocs

It's so unique that paleontologists initially doubted its authenticity.
Vittoria Traverso December 7, 2017
Mineral Wells Fossil Park.
Mineral Wells, Texas

Mineral Wells Fossil Park

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.
The dinosaur models were huge tourist attractions.
dinosaurs

The Dinner That Kicked Off the First Dinosaur Craze

One of the world's first life-size dinosaur models was the venue.
Anne Ewbank November 6, 2017
An artist's impression of a herd of mammoths. Is one considering leaving the herd?
science

Why Teenage Male Mammoths Tended to Die in Really Silly Ways

YOLO
Natasha Frost November 3, 2017
The newly found skull of an ancient relative of giraffes and okapis sheds new light on their evolution.
extinct animals

Found: A Key Piece in the Puzzle of Giraffe Evolution

A new member of the family.
Vittoria Traverso November 2, 2017
"Earth as the Life-giver."
Lincoln, Nebraska

Nebraska State Capitol Mosaic Floor

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.