Paleontologists have identified a previously unknown species of prehistoric cat that lived more than 15 million years ago and likely had a powerful bite. The new medium-sized feline species, which has ...

Even before linkurl:__Jurassic Park__;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107290/ brought dinosaurs to cinematic life, the ancient reptiles were fascinating to most people ...

By Diego Vara PARAISO DO SUL, Brazil (Reuters) -When physician Pedro Lucas Porcela Aurelio unearthed a fossil in Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state in 2014, he could barely imagine his ...

BYU's Paleontology Museum holds one of the largest fossil collections in the world. Many of the classic dinosaurs most people know about were found in Utah, according to Boisvert. (Cameron Cook) ...

The United States finalizes the Louisiana Purchase from France, adding the land from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains to its territory. Meriwether Lewis, of the legendary duo Lewis and ...

Colonialism's legacy still casts a shadow over the way paleontologists conduct their research and learn about the world. Some researchers are trying to expose and reform that pattern. Paleontologists ...

Ready … set … action! Scarlett Johansson gets ready to film a scene for “Jurassic World Rebirth.” (Jasin Boland / Universal Pictures – © Universal Studios ...

A Winona State University (WSU) alumnus is using his passion for dinosaurs to offer students a rare experience.

An illustration of Tetrapodophis, a lizard that was named based on a fossil likely smuggled out of Brazil to Germany Julius Csotonyi For a creature about the length of a banana, Tetrapodophis created ...

A sledgehammer dealt the final blow to New York City’s dream of a paleontology museum. On May 3, 1871, workers broke into the workshop of famed British artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins. Inside, they ...

Paleontologist Steve Brusatte loves Jurassic Park. Without it, he jokes, he wouldn’t even have a job. So he’s not going to criticize all the inaccuracies in the Hollywood franchise. But he’s also ...