The Search for the Original Silly Goose in the Fossil Record NYT > Science By:Asher Elbein 5 February 2025 at 13:29 Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks that lived alongside the dinosaurs.
See Lucy Run, 3.2 Million Years Ago NYT > Science By:Franz Lidz 31 January 2025 at 09:51 Our early human ancestor was capable of running, if slowly, a new study finds.
Eeny Meeny Miny Mo, Catch a Pterosaur by Its Neck NYT > Science By:Freda Kreier 30 January 2025 at 08:34 A puncture in the fossilized neck of a winged reptile that flew with the dinosaurs suggests the creature became a feast for a crocodile ancestor.
66-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Vomit Is Found in Denmark NYT > Science By:Victor Mather 29 January 2025 at 13:41 In the Cretaceous period, a shark or another kind of fish found sea lilies less than digestible. What you might expect followed.
Extinct Human Species Lived in a Brutal Desert, Study Finds NYT > Science By:Carl Zimmer 16 January 2025 at 10:00 A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees.
Punk and Emo Fossils Are a Hot Topic in Paleontology NYT > Science By:Kate Golembiewski 8 January 2025 at 10:00 Itβs not causing panic! in the fossil record, but a 430-million-year-old mollusk discovery in Britain is a source of excitement for some scientists.