Archaeologists made a significant discovery in Iowa by excavating the first well-preserved mastodon bones ever found in the state, including the skull of this prehistoric animal. The team unearthed the skull, which is…
Hans Sues, Smithsonian Institution Did all dinosaurs become extinct, killed when an asteroid hit the Earth 66 million years ago? Or could a few of them, somehow, have survived that mass extinction event…
An impressive discovery was made in the Republic of Sakha, Russia, when miners found a mummified carcass of a woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis). The find occurred while they were excavating a quarry for…
In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have unearthed a 500 million-year-old larva fossil, remarkably preserved to reveal significant details about the evolution of arthropods. This extraordinary find, a species now known as Youti yuanshi,…
In a remarkable turn of events, a winemaker in Lower Austria has discovered mammoth bones dating back 30,000 to 40,000 years. This extraordinary discovery, made in a wine cellar in Gobelsburg, marks the…