Every fossil tells a story, and some have the power to rewrite entire chapters of our understanding of prehistoric life. Over the past few decades, dinosaur fossils have changed from being just rare ...

(CNN) — With distinctive two-fingered claws, the remains of a previously unknown species of dinosaur suggest it looked like a bizarre mix of sloth, giraffe and cult movie hero Edward Scissorhands, ...

Apple TV is taking viewers back in time. The streaming service announced its latest series, Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age, and shared a new trailer for the natural history series with PEOPLE. "For two ...

LUBBOCK, Texas – While surveying for road construction on May 13, workers unearthed something unexpected. According to a news release from TxDOT, an archeological survey in Lubbock unearthed the bones ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-size, tree-dwelling creature hanging ...

"We know we've found giant ground sloth by its distinctive tooth," said Chris Ringstaff, project planner with TxDOT's environmental affairs division. "Whether all the bones are giant ground sloth or ...

Larisa R. G. DeSantis received funding from the National Science Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and Vanderbilt University. DeSantis is also a research associate at the La Brea Tar Pits and ...