Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, an asteroid impact near the Yucat n Peninsula of Mexico triggered the extinction of all known non-bird dinosaurs. But for the early ...

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About 19,000 years ago, a woman from a group of hunter-gatherers died and was buried in a cave in northern Spain. In 1996, ...

For those fascinated by ancient Earth, there is an amazing exhibit located right here in Albuquerque. The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science is gearing up to open its Bradbury Stamm ...

Now, more than a decade later, new analysis of the fossils has found that they belong to a new 73-million-year-old species, according to a study published Jan. 28 in the peer-reviewed journal ...

For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as forests vanish, sightings are on the rise—offering a glimpse into how folklore is ...

Researchers discovered a protein in a 68- to 66-million-year-old fossil that many scientists would have argued should have ...

Shutterstock One of the Most Amazing Places in New Mexico White Sands National Park in New Mexico is one of the most ...

A team of geologists, paleontologists, and climate scientists with members from institutions in Mexico, the U.S., and Spain ...