The discovery in Patagonia shows that frogs have had a tadpole stage for at least 160 million years. Here’s how the ancient frogs compare to those of today. Tadpoles and adults of the extinct frog ...

An experiment on reptile decomposition aims to shed light on a variety of paleontological mysteries, including why so many ...

The heyday of the dinosaurs ended in fire. About 66 million years ago, an immense asteroid struck ancient Central America and sparked Earth’s fifth mass extinction, wiping out about 75 percent of ...

It started as a curiosity atop a mantelpiece, a primate’s fossilized skull displayed as an interesting knickknack. Yet it would soon help unlock humans’ evolutionary story, providing the first clues ...

When the National Geographic Society today unveiled the 110-million-year-old fossils of a dinosaur found a decade ago in Niger, Kalamazoo was there. The connection comes in the form of paleontologist ...

A newly unearthed fossil has led experts to believe an ancient species of crocodile may have been an apex predator that hunted dinosaurs on land. Paleontologist and National Geographic Explorer Diego ...

Travel back in geologic time with our detailed coverage on dinosaurs, from fossil discoveries to new research illuminating the extinction of species such as tyrannosaurs, pterosaurs, and megalodons.

With a prime position on the Jurassic Coast, this Dorset harbour town is well placed for fossil-hunting walks on Chesil Beach and boat trips to the magnificent rock arch of Durdle Door. Church Ope ...