A new fossil and DNA analysis traces how dozens of sloth species responded to climate shifts and humans. Just two small tree-dwelling sloths remain today.

Sloths have a reputation for being sluggish and slow, spending most of their lives dozing in trees, but a new study suggests ...

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The best jaw for hunting fast fish is long and full of sharp teeth. This makes sense to us, but it also makes sense in nature: New fossil evidence from Virginia Tech geoscientists revealed that ...

Today she’s a paleoanthropologist who hunts fossils in unstable territories to uncover the overlooked stories of human evolution. Ella is a fierce advocate for conducting research in places ...

Fossil-bearing rocks are protected by law because of their heritage and scientific value. Fossil hunting in these rocks takes a lot of hard work and patience, splitting open the shales with a ...

Amateur palaeontologists have found the earliest-known footprints of a reptile-like creature called an amniote. The tracks are about 356 million years old, pushing back the origin of reptiles and ...

Thomas has been hunting for fossils and running his business for more than 40 years. His love of the past started with Native American history, and eventually, he learned more about the art and ...