Proteins degrade over time, making their history hard to study. But new research has uncovered ancient proteins in the enamel ...

The 209-million-year-old fossil offers clues to the evolution of the reptiles, which have more than 150 named species ...

From DNA sequencing to fingerprint analysis, forensic scientists are using groundbreaking new tools to stop animal ...

When large marine animals like whales die, they sink down to the seabed. Once their flesh has been stripped away by ...

Scientists have identified a flying reptile species that lived around 209 million years ago, during the Late Triassic period.

Fossils of the pterosaur were discovered in Petrified Forest National Park. The fossils date back 209 million years.

Eotephradactylus mcintireae’ is the oldest-known flying reptile from the continent and roamed the skies 209 million years ago ...

A Smithsonian-led research team has discovered the oldest known pterosaur in North America, a sea gull-sized winged reptile ...

Researchers were able to date the fossil of the flying reptile, a close cousin of dinosaurs, back to more than 209 million ...

Small mammal pets, such as rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, and rats, often experience serious welfare problems that many ...

Smithsonian scientists have uncovered North America’s oldest known pterosaur from a 209-million-year-old bonebed in Arizona’s ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of pterosaur - a winged reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs 200 million years ...