Newly discovered primate species could redraw the ape family tree

An 18-million-year-old jawbone discovered in Egypt challenges the long-held view that East Africa was the cradle of our ...

Masripithecus: A new Miocene ape from Egypt sheds light on the origins of modern apes

In a study published in Science, an international research team from the Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Center ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Meet ‘Junior,’ the Giant Bison Skull That Crossed the Country to Star in New Exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History

Museum staff and Brian Ross (middle), the head of fossil mounting at Research Casting International (RCI), pose with ‘Junior, ...
ZME Science

Bizarre Dinosaur With a Giant Sword-Shaped Crest Discovered During the ‘Expedition of the Century’ in African Desert

A newly discovered Spinosaurus reignites fierce debate over whether these giant predators could actually swim.