The Cleveland Museum of Natural History sits in one of the most culturally rich neighborhoods in Ohio. You’ve got the ...

The 62-foot Kraken: A New Marine Overlord? In early 2026, an extraordinary discovery was made—one that absolutely deserves ...

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A new study of fossil teeth from 37 ancient mammal species suggests early placental mammals grew larger before developing ...

For decades, Mongolia's reputation in dinosaur research has rested largely on its spectacular Late Cretaceous fossils. Famous skeletons from the Gobi Desert have provided some of the most important ...

Learn more about what fossilized teeth can tell us about the rise of mammals after the extinction of dinosaurs.

While early birds existed in a time period when dinosaurs dominated, they were feathered, capable of gliding or flying, but looked nothing like the birds we have today. Unlike birds like pigeons, ...

Photograph and skeletal reconstruction of the 150-million-year-old bird Zhengheornis buyu. [Photo provided to ...

The species of Zhengheornis buyu, the smallest known long-tailed bird, and the skeletal reconstruction image of it Photo: ...

Picture this scene in a room. A child spends an hour arranging toy cars across the living room floor. Another one fills pages with dinosaur drawings. One ...

At a Cretaceous lake in what is now northwestern China, paleontologists have found the fossilized remains of ancient birds ...

The skeleton was surrounded by a dark smudge that appeared to be the remnants of a fuzzy body. It was small enough to pop in ...