Fossil : Science World Report

Jun 10, 2015 07:08 AM EDT

New Dinosaur Fossil Has Soft Tissue That's 75 Million Years Old

Scientists have made a startling find. They've uncovered ancient dinosaur fossils that may actually have soft tissue left over including collagen fibers.

Jun 04, 2015 05:25 PM EDT

Dinosaur 'Hellboy' Fossil is Closely Related to Tricerotops with its Crown of Horns

Scientists have officially announced that bones they discovered 10 years ago belonged to a nearly intact skull of an unusual horned dinosaur that they've nicknamed "Hellboy."

May 28, 2015 02:55 PM EDT

Dinosaurs May Have Been Warm-Blooded Like Birds and Mammals

Dinosaurs may not have been the cold-blooded creatures that many believe they were.

May 21, 2015 08:57 AM EDT

First Ever Dinosaur Fossil Uncovered in Washington State

Researchers have uncovered the first ever dinosaur fossils from Washington state. Paleontologists uncovered the fossil alone the shores of Sucia Island State Park in the San Juan Islands.

May 12, 2015 09:57 AM EDT

Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Caused Marine Mollusk Extinction--But Not from Ocean Acidification

A massive asteroid slammed into Earth about 66 million years ago, causing the mass extinction of the dinosaurs. But dinosaurs weren't the only ones to disappear. Scientists have found that mollusks may have also vanished after this catastrophic event.

May 11, 2015 06:34 AM EDT

Ancient 500-Million-Year-Old Brain Reveals Insights into the Evolution of Early Heads

An ancient brain is telling scientists a bit more about the origins of early heads. Researchers have found a fossil brain more than 500 million years old that reveals a bit more about the process of evolution.

May 01, 2015 07:16 AM EDT

Tropical Marine Ecosystems are Most at Risk from Human Impacts

Scientists have used the fossil record during the past 23 million years to predict which marine animals and ecosystems are at greatest risk of extinction from human impact.

Apr 30, 2015 07:07 AM EDT

New Fossils Reveals the Evolutionary History of the Sperm Whale

A new fossil is revealing a bit more about the family tree of the sperm whale, a species made famous by the novel, Moby Dick.

Apr 13, 2015 08:20 AM EDT

Where Giant Ancient Lizards were Born: the Open Ocean

Scientists have uncovered a new birth story for a gigantic marine lizard that roamed Earth's oceans.

Apr 10, 2015 12:53 PM EDT

New Species of Terror Bird Discovered in South America

Scientists have discovered a new species of South American fossil terror bird which may shed a bit of light on the diversity of the group and how these giant extinct predators interacted with their environment.

Apr 08, 2015 07:11 AM EDT

How an Excess of Carbon After a Mass Extinction Shaped Ocean Life

Scientists have learned a bit more about a mass extinction event that occurred millions of years ago. They've discovered how carbon offered a mode of survival for some ocean life after this catastrophic event.

Apr 08, 2015 06:50 AM EDT

New Method Reveals More about the Life of Extinct, Ancient Marine Creatures

With state-of-the-art imaging techniques, scientists have received new evidence that ammonites were able to swim using their shell-very much like the nautilus.