paleontology

Scientists discover major Jurassic fossil site in Argentina

Paleontologists in Argentina announce the discovery of a major Jurassic-era fossil site four years after it was first discovered.

Dinosaur blood vessels survived 80m yrs without fossilizing

Tiny, delicate vessels that carried blood through a duck-billed dinosaur 80 million years ago never fossilized and still contain the beast's tissue, a new study finds.

New human-like species discovered in S Africa (video)

A new human-like species is discovered by scientists in a burial chamber deep in a cave system in South Africa.