Mixodectes pungens, a species of small mammal that inhabited western North America in the early Paleocene, was a mystery. What little was known about them had been mostly gleaned from analyzing ...

A multi-faceted approach combining genetics, nutrition, rearing practices and housing design is required to improve skeletal ...

The skeleton was collected in New Mexico’s San Juan Basin by ... epoch that followed the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event that killed off non-avian dinosaurs 66 million years ago, the researchers ...

Boneyard Beach, located on the northern tip of Big Talbot Island State Park, is a unique beach in Florida known for its large collection of sun and salt bleached driftwood trees. The beach is not ...

In 1889 in the foothills of Mount Tuscolo, 25km south-east of Rome, farm workers discovered something extraordinary. While ...

You're not likely to stumble across Big Talbot Island State Park's Boneyard Beach by accident, but it's worth the effort.

it takes a lot more energy to grow bones than it does to grow feathers -- so evolution "prioritizes" changing the skeleton before the majority of the feathers. "Let's say a bird species lands on ...

it takes a lot more energy to grow bones than it does to grow feathers—so evolution "prioritizes" changing the skeleton before the majority of the feathers. "Let's say a bird species lands on an ...

“A 62-million-year-old skeleton of this quality and completeness ... Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event that killed off non-avian dinosaurs about 66 million years ago. Many scientists believe ...

Because of its remote location, it's not unusual to find yourself alone or nearly so on Boneyard Beach (a real rarity in Florida), making it a popular destination for bird watchers and nature ...