While shifts in behavior could help wildlife and people coexist, they might also affect the animals’ survival.

Nutrient-rich water helped marine organisms reinhabit Chicxulub crater relatively quickly after the mass-extinction event.

A mass extinction event from an asteroid hitting Earth wiped out forests and, concurrently, tree-dwelling birds.  

Newly discovered fossils shed light on the structure of the feeding apparatus of ancient seabirds.

A combination of analysis techniques including 3-D models and false-color depth maps allow researchers to study tridactyl dinosaur tracks in Switzerland.

One hundred seventy million years ago, sauropods and theropods trekked across what is now Scotland’s Isle of Skye.

High-tech imaging of the Jurassic creature’s humerus and ulna bones reveals it flapped its wings to evade predators.

Researchers are looking to proteins to explore the biology of ancient organisms, from medieval humans all the way back to dinosaurs.

How to analyze ancient proteins

Palaeontologists have discovered the oldest fossil evidence to date for small, stiff-necked, sea-dwelling reptiles.