Smithsonian Magazine

To Get on the Same Frequency as Early Reptiles, this Scientist Compares Tiny Fossilized Bones to Modern Lizard Ears

Using the fossil record and modern cold-blooded critters, paleontologist Kelsey Jenkins recreates the hearing capabilities of ...

New dinosaur? ISU paleontologists homing in on possible new species in Wyoming

Bones currently separated by thousands of miles could rewrite a piece of the natural history of northern Wyoming. Detailed in a paper published by the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, ...
Texas Public Radio

How a Black fossil digger became a superstar in the very white world of paleontology

In South Africa, paleontology has been dominated by white people. Lazarus Kgasi is changing that dynamic — and coloring in the picture of the world our distant ancestors once inhabited.
Smithsonian Institution

American Bison Return to the National Mall With New Exhibitions and Larger-Than-Life Bronze Sculptures at the National Museum of Natural History

In 2026, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History is celebrating all things American bison. Through a series of ...
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Popular Dippy the dinosaur to stay in West Midlands city for another year

Good news for the West Midlands!
Smithsonian Magazine

Dinosaur National Monument Construction Work Turns Up New Fossils, Leading to the First Excavation at One Site in More Than a Century

Recent digs revealed roughly 20 feet of a long-necked dinosaur's skeleton, and paleontologists suspect even more bones are lurking underground ...