Anne Kort uses computers to piece together the fossils of ancient mammals. Studying fossils virtually offers her more ways to study fragile remains.
In public view, scientists at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science will prepare the fossil for display. Their work will take about a year.
The extinct megalodon (Otodus megalodon) was the largest shark to ever prowl the oceans.
Microscopic fossils from Australia suggest that some bacteria evolved structures for oxygen-producing photosynthesis by 1.78 billion years ago.
Images made with these particles have revealed details of dinosaur bones, mummies and more.
This field of science looks to understand life — past and present — by studying how organisms altered their surroundings.
Called Perucetus colossus, it may have tipped the scales at up to 340 metric tons — more than today’s blue whales.
The latest clues from fossils hint at where these flying reptiles came from, how they evolved, what they ate and more.
Scientists are rethinking how this extinct creature used the spiky limbs sticking out of its face to hunt.
