Around 15,000 years ago, people transported projectile points made from whale bone from Spain to France. Photo by Sheila Terry/Science Photo Library …

Ancient humans gathered on coasts around the world, and archaeologists are uncovering footprints on beaches from Canada to South Africa. The oldest human…

Pacific lampreys existed before there were dinosaurs. Now Columbia River tribes are working to ensure the beleaguered species survives into the next era.…

The braincase of the ancient mammal Litovoi tholocephalos is smaller than it ought to be—potentially a sign of the evolutionary effect of living…

Gigantic plesiosaurs once swam the Western Interior Seaway in what is now Saskatchewan. Photo by Mohamad Haghani/Alamy Stock Photo Authored by…

Deinosuchus , a 10-meter-long alligator that ruled the Cretaceous, preyed on duckbills and other herbivorous dinosaurs. Photo by John Sibbick/Science Photo Library …

A Kronosaurus, one of the top predators in Cretaceous-era tropical oceans, prepares to feast on an ammonite. Illustration by Konstantin G/Shutterstock The…

Today it’s the hoodoo-spotted desert of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, but 75 million years ago Utah used to sit on the shores of an…

This artistic rendering depicts Centrosaurus , a type of horned dinosaur that perished in large numbers along an inland sea in Alberta. Artwork…

No, crocodiles are not dinosaurs. Crocodiles evolved from reptiles that existed before dinosaurs. Both crocodiles and dinosaurs came from the crown group Archosaurs,…

Yes, most dinosaurs are classified as reptiles. However, not all reptiles are dinosaurs. There were large birds that fit more into the avian…

Cary Stayner's own brother Steven was abducted and held captive for seven years when they were children, but that didn't stop Cary from…