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Scientists unearth fossil of Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur in Thailand

Nagatitan lived at a time when Earth's atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were rising, coinciding with high global temperatures.

Artist reconstruction of the Cretaceous Period sauropod dinosaur Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, whose fossils were unearthed in Thailand, seen in this illustration released on May 14, 2026.
Image from Apes and monkeys, Their life and language; illustrative.

Newly discovered fossil challenges idea of ape origins in east Africa - study

 A handaxe incorporating a geode (“Elijah’s apple”) from the Sakhnin Valley in northern Israel, March 24, 2026.

Stone handaxes found in Galilee show early humans valued aesthetics of their tools - study

A 46-foot (14m) long Spinosaurus cast debuts at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, US, June 2, 2023.

Fossils of a new species of huge dinosaur Spinosaurus unearthed in Niger


Mummified bees from time of King Solomon found off coast of Portugal

Many such fossilized cocoons have been found, some going back 100 million years in the fossil record, yet none so far have been found with the preserved body of its occupant still inside.

 A honey bee

240-million-year-old giant amphibian fossil receives new recognition

The creature inhabited fresh waters in what is now known as the Sydney Basin during the Triassic period. It likely fed on ancient fish like Cleithrolepis but little else is known.

Arenaerpeton supinatus

Scientists find oldest fossilized jellyfish - study

These fossils are considered to be especially valuable as it is rare for jellyfish to fossilize because they are made up of 95% water.

Jellyfish 370

Ancient whale from Peru may be most massive animal ever on Earth

Whales evolved a bit more than 50 million years ago from hoofed, land-dwelling mammals as big as a medium-sized dog.

 Perucetus colossus, an early whale from Peru that lived about 38-40 million years ago, a marine mammal built somewhat like a manatee that may have exceeded the mass of the blue whale, long considered the heftiest animal on record, is seen in an undated artist's rendition.

Experience the beauty and history of the Tuf Kerem Maharal Reserve

Keep an eye out for volcanic ash (tuf) and even some fossils that froze in the ancient marine rocks. The fossils provide a glimpse of sea life in the long book of life on Earth. 

 Tuf Kerem Maharal Reserve

Dramatic fossil shows pugnacious mammal attacking a dinosaur

"Dinosaurs nearly always outsized their mammal contemporaries, so traditional belief has been that their interactions were unilateral - the bigger dinosaurs always ate the smaller mammals."

 Cretaceous carnivorous mammal Repenomamus robustus attacking the plant-eating dinosaur Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis

The king takes flight: New pterosaur 'Elvis' receives scientific name

The pterosaur was nicknamed after the king of rock and roll due to a giant pompadour-like bony crest on its skull.

 Photograph of the whole specimen of Petrodacyle wellnhoferi.

Step this way: When did humans learn how to walk upright? - study

Through digitally recreating the muscles of an early human ancestor, research has shed new light on how humans evolved to walk upright.

 Illustrative depiction of the Australopithecus Afarensis

After nearly 100 years, scientists solve puzzle of ancient predator's skull

Crassigyrinus would have likely been a feared predator in its day, as it would have behaved somewhat like a modern crocodile.

3D reconstruction of the cranium and lower jaws of Crassigyrinus scoticus in articulation.

T-Rex skeleton sells for more than $6 million at Swiss auction

More than half of the skeleton's bones are original. The rest are replacements made from plaster and epoxy resin casts.

 A 67-million-year-old T-Rex skeleton named "TRX-293 TRINITY Tyrannosaurus" and measuring 11.6m long and 3.9m high, is seen during a preview at Koller auction house in Zurich, Switzerland March 29, 2023.