For nearly 30 million years, a 2,000-pound beast known as the entelodont ruled a sweeping empire from Mongolia to what is now ...

Palaeontology is the study of prehistoric species, mostly ones that are extinct. It focuses primarily on fossil data, using a variety of physical, chemical and biological techniques to analyse them.

A cache of human-like fossils from China has perplexed scientists for decades, defying explanation or categorization. The skull fragments, teeth, jaws and other remains unearthed at different ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A record 47% of the European Union’s electricity now comes from solar and other renewables, with a ...

Tens of millions of years after a young pterosaur took its last breath in present-day Canada, paleontologists are investigating its death. Students from the University of Reading in the United ...

The new work, detailed in a study published last week in the journal Science, sheds light on prehistoric diets using the nitrogen ratios in fossilized teeth. “This method opens up exciting ...

Is it true that your tooth shape and other things may dictate how you’re supposed to floss? Dental experts recommend flossing teeth at least once a day, ideally before bed. The goal is to remove ...

Stargate already has the blessing of newly-inaugurated president Donald Trump who this week said he has plans to “unleash” the US fossil fuel industry. Looser regulations on oil and gas ...

For that information, researchers often turn to another source: fossilized poop. Fossilized feces—also known as “coprolites”—can shed light on “the last day or two [of] behavior of an ...

Ever thought about buying a bison? They're big, hairy (and sometimes dangerous) animals. Adult bison reach about six and a half feet in height and can weigh up to 2,800 pounds. The U.S. Department of ...

Teeth whitening appears to be a beauty trend sticking around for 2025, as we all aim to attain the perfect smile. With this in mind, we’ve been putting the best teeth whitening kits to the test ...

France’s low-carbon electricity output surged to more than 95% of annual power production for the first time in 2024, as rising nuclear and hydro generation squeezed the use of fossil fuels.