Making the jump from using symbols to writing is considered a major development in human cognitive abilities. Tracing how and ...

Someone who is fascinated by the flora, fauna and creatures of the distant past and who is inspired by the wonder of nature might consider studying paleontology. Paleontology focuses on the many ...

Vigilant and authoritative, Hone sounds the alarm on the at times impulsive and rash nature of paleontology. “Much of the scientific literature tends toward a confidence in interpreting ...

Scientists exploring the rocky Sousa Basin in Brazil have come across a unique convergence of paleontology and archeology. It is there, among three “lajeiros”, or rock outcrops, that the scientists ...

Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses efforts of Indigenous people in British Columbia to preserve ancient trails.

Extraordinarily well preserved fossils of feathered dinosaurs and other creatures got that way after being frozen in time by by volcanic eruptions, researchers have long suggested. Not so fast, says a ...

In paleontology and paleobiology, we ask questions about the evolution of life that range across all geological time and span from individual species to the whole of life. We study the evolution of ...

A bike ride led eight-year-old Henri to a remarkable discovery—an enormous prehistoric tusk buried near his Austrian hometown ...

A new study led by Dr. Jack Tseng, published in PeerJ, has shed light on the intricate relationship between tooth wear and jaw mechanics in highly carnivorous mammals, known as hypercarnivores. A ...

Craig Evan Royce, author of Uranium Seekers, presented on the history of Temple Mountain on Oct. 30 during the Carbon County ...

Sam is a journalist covering archaeology, paleontology, ecology and evolution for Discover, along with an assortment of other topics. Before joining the Discover team as an assistant editor in 2022, ...

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