More than 500 exceptionally preserved fossils are offering new clues about the evolution of Florida's animals and landscape.

What has the body of a dog, the face of a cat, and jaws powerful enough to potentially crush the bones of an elephant? Meet ...

Some were the size of a dog. Others were as large as polar bears. A newly-discovered fossil of the ferocious hyaenodont is ...

When bones are cooked, they become brittle and can break into sharp pieces when chewed. These sharp fragments can: Cause ...

A sperm whale’s tooth can weigh more than two pounds and they are illegally trafficked to be used as decorations and for ...

Teeth and bones are both hard, white and heavy with calcium, but that doesn't make them one and the same. From the way they look to how they heal, teeth are quite different from the body's bones.

“After being properly prepared, it became evident that (the new species was) part of a rare group of herbivorous/omnivorous ...

For the past two decades, scientists have been manipulating genes to grow human cells where you wouldn’t quite expect them.

Roughly half a million years ago, a group of armadillo-like mammals, horses, and sloths met their end in a sinkhole in what ...

Individuals prized sperm whale teeth and bones as decorations or as a scrimshaw ... Today, sperm whales are listed as federally protected animals under the U.S. Endangered Species Act and they ...

Heavy metal pollution is usually associated with modern, large-scale industrialisation. However, humans have processed metals ...