Each spring, usually during April, my walking takes me on a route where I visit about 10 vernal ponds. Often called "vernal pools," they tend to be small and shallow and show up in spring. "Vernal" ...

Squat rhinos lived in North America about 12 million years ago, congregating in huge, water-bound herds much like modern hippos.

Paleontologists are uncovering a bonebed containing more than 19 giant amphibian skeletons from the Popo Agie Formation near ...

Tyler Gillespie a fifth-generation Floridian, educator, and award-winning writer. He's the author of the nonfiction ...

Researchers have discovered two new species in a 125-million-year-old fossil in China. While they’d be wiped out by a T-Rex ...

It is the site of a dramatic moment in Scottish history. The Isle of Skye's rocky shoreline is where Charles Edward Stuart - known as Bonnie Prince Charlie - arrived by boat disguised as a maid to ...

Executive Director Diana Call said the area holds layers of fish fossils, plant impressions, and dinosaur teeth ... found near Emery County Fanged giant salamander fossil from pre-dinosaur ...

The plant-eaters that left footprints were part of the group called sauropods, known for their long necks, four pillar-like legs, small heads and teeth adapted for consuming vegetation.

See how filmmakers captured the death-defying mountain descent of spectacled bears on The Making of The Americas.

Imagine a creature so powerful, so ingenious, that it can transform barren landscapes into lush, thriving wetlands—often in ...

About half the teeth in an iguana’s mouth are being replaced throughout their life. Like all amphibians with teeth, salamanders (Salamandroidea) are polyphyodonts. These adorable little critters are ...