Scientists Uncover Fossil Teeth Showing How Early Mammals Adapted After the Dinosaur Extinction

Researchers analyzed 200 fossil teeth from ancient mammals in China, revealing how they adapted and diversified after the ...

New Fossils Show the Arctic Was an Evolutionary Powerhouse During the Age of Dinosaurs

Tiny fossil teeth from Alaska are changing how scientists view mammal life and migration in the ancient Arctic.

What this feathered ‘dino-stork’ can tell us about the last days of the dinosaurs

In the fifth episode of our Stones & Bones video series, National Geographic digital editor Nicholas St. Fleur explores how a ...
Gold Derby

Billboard 200: Chart-topping albums of 2026

More stories by Kevin P. The Billboard 200 albums chart measures the best-performing records during the weekly tracking period every Friday through Thursday. And for 2026, the media company is ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Mass Extinction That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs

Almost 66 million years ago, an asteroid hit Earth – and changed our planet forever. From tsunamis to shockwaves, join us on a journey through time as we explore the science behind this cataclysmic ...