Fossils found at Dinosaur National Monument, first excavation in 100 years
The Dinosaur National Monument, which is located on the border between Colorado and Utah, was last excavated in 1924.
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The Dinosaur National Monument, which is located on the border between Colorado and Utah, was last excavated in 1924.
Fossilized bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years ago are providing a deeper understanding of the emergence of Homo sapiens.
Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, causing mass extinction.
"Spicomellus is one of the strangest dinosaurs that we've ever discovered," the project's leader said.
Divers have collected evidence of a Stone Age settlement lost to rising seas after the last ice age from the seabed off Denmark's coast.
The site where the remains were found was once home to a beloved ice cream shop.
The mummy was found in Aspero, a sacred site within the city of Caral that was a garbage dump for over 30 years until becoming an archaeological site in the 1990s.
Experts at the Vienna Museum provided a public presentation of the mass grave this week, which had the bodies of more than 100 people.
The prehistoric facial bones were found buried in 50 feet of mud and silt, and are believed to be 1.1 to 1.4 million years old, researchers said.
Researchers used advanced technology to digitally "unroll" an ancient Greek text on carbonized papyrus, and now they're reading it.
Researchers determined that dozens of men, women and children were violently killed and cannibalized in Bronze Age-era England.
The discovery includes "thousands of marble slabs" in "hundreds of different shapes" found in a submerged ancient city.
The 40-mile-long river branch, which ran by the Giza pyramid complex, was hidden under desert and farmland for millennia, scientists said.
Two archaeological investigations have been ongoing in Kalmar, a coastal city in southwest Sweden.
An expert committee commissioned to review a contentious plan to reconstruct the outside of Giza's smallest pyramid says "there is no way" it can happen.
Researchers found human bones and tools hiding behind a massive rock in a German cave, the oldest traces of Homo sapiens ever discovered so far north.
When ancient Egyptians built King Menkaure's pyramid more than 4,000 years ago, they did it a little differently. Now archaeologists want to put it back together.
Some parts of the temple dated back to the eighth century B.C., the Greek Ministry of Culture said.
The expedition's lead archaeologist announced the find at the Archaeological Institute of America's annual meeting.
The so-called Saint-Belec slab was found at the site of a tomb and claimed as Europe's oldest known map by researchers.
The discovery of 35 gold pieces marks at least the third discovery of ancient treasures in the country in recent weeks.
Research say the oldest collection of footwear in Europe has been discovered in a cave in southern Spain, dating back more than 6,000 years.
The family was looking for a lost gold earring in their garden, but instead they found artifacts dating back more than 1,000 years, officials said.
The "dramatic and exciting discovery" tells a story of empire and rebellion, of long-distance conquest and local insurrection.
Scientists are now trying to solve the mystery of why it sheltered behind a fortress of defensive spikes.
Reports to Safe2Tell were 18% higher for the month of February than in January, according to the Colorado Attorney General's Office.
A vehicle was crushed in a collision with a semi at a QuikTrip in Littleton on Tuesday afternoon.
A measles outbreak tied to local schools has some parents in the Broomfield community weighing difficult decisions about everyday activities, especially those with infants too young to be vaccinated.
Colorado State Patrol troopers are reminding everyone that while you are out celebrating St. Patrick's Day, do it responsibly- do not drink and drive.
People are being asked to help decide the name of the future train that will shuttle passengers from Pueblo to Fort Collins and several cities in between.
Reports to Safe2Tell were 18% higher for the month of February than in January, according to the Colorado Attorney General's Office.
A vehicle was crushed in a collision with a semi at a QuikTrip in Littleton on Tuesday afternoon.
A measles outbreak tied to local schools has some parents in the Broomfield community weighing difficult decisions about everyday activities, especially those with infants too young to be vaccinated.
Colorado State Patrol troopers are reminding everyone that while you are out celebrating St. Patrick's Day, do it responsibly- do not drink and drive.
People are being asked to help decide the name of the future train that will shuttle passengers from Pueblo to Fort Collins and several cities in between.
Joe Ruch is tracking increasing winds on Tuesday.
St. Patrick's Day might be a week away, but thousands will be celebrating this weekend, and Colorado State Patrol troopers are reminding everyone that while you are out celebrating, do it responsibly.
Colorado's Iranian-American community is honoring those who have lost their lives in the recent conflict with a photo exhibit at the State Capitol.
Girls & Science continues with 2nd Saturday at CSU SPUR on March 14 where there will be fun ways to interact with science, technology, engineering and math.
Late Monday night, Aurora City Council voted unanimously on a city ordinance, cracking down on retailers and smoke shops who sell tobacco and vaping products to people younger than 21 years old.
Nathan MacKinnon scored his NHL-leading 43rd goal and scored the winning goal in a shootout, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday in a matchup between two of the NHL's top four teams in points.
Iran's women's soccer team was branded "traitors" after declining to sing their national anthem at the Asian Cup in Australia, fueling fear for the women if they returned home.
Oksana Masters has competed at every Paralympics since 2012 and is the most decorated American Winter Paralympian.
A Denver-based UFC fighter will be representing Colorado in the octagon this Saturday night in Las Vegas.
The Colorado Avalanche are reportedly finalizing a deal to bring back 2021-22 Stanley Cup champion Nazem Kadri!
The FDA issued a warning letter to Novo Nordisk, the Danish drugmaker behind the diabetes and weight-loss medications Ozempic and Wegovy, over unreported potential side effects.
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is designed to cushion disruptions to U.S. oil supplies during emergencies.
The Van Allen probe's mission was meant to last two years, but ended up going for nearly seven.
The office that polices attorney misconduct in Washington, D.C., has filed ethics charges against Justice Department pardon attorney Ed Martin.
Investigators are searching a New Mexico ranch where Jeffrey Epstein once entertained guests, amid allegations that it may have been used for sexual abuse and sex trafficking.
The office that polices attorney misconduct in Washington, D.C., has filed ethics charges against Justice Department pardon attorney Ed Martin.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that it would be the "most intense day" of strikes against Iran so far.
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has signed legislation banning abortions after embryotic cardiac activity can be detected, but a court challenge is likely.
Congressman Evans shared Secretary Wright's sentiments about calling on state and federal lawmakers to roll back regulations, which they say would lower consumer prices and increase production.
Michael and Jill White testified in favor of a bill that would require law enforcement to ask every driver involved in a serious or fatal crash to take a voluntary alcohol test.
A measles outbreak tied to local schools has some parents in the Broomfield community weighing difficult decisions about everyday activities, especially those with infants too young to be vaccinated.
Dentists, hygienists, and researchers say a shortage of rural dental care professionals and worsening oral hygiene since the COVID-19 pandemic mean more kids are ending up in the emergency room for tooth decay.
The zipper head on the recalled HALO Magic Sleepsuits poses a danger to babies, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
In July, Prasad was briefly forced from his job, but was reinstated less than two weeks later.
Health officials in Colorado have identified four additional cases of measles in connection with the recent outbreak at Broomfield High School or Broomfield Heights Middle School and have expanded the list of locations for possible exposure.
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is designed to cushion disruptions to U.S. oil supplies during emergencies.
Workers at the largest meat supplier in the world will strike at its Greeley plant, according to the workers' union, which said 99% of workers at the plant approved the strike over "poverty-level" wages.
The U.S. average gas price has jumped 48 cents since last week, with experts predicting that higher fuel costs could persist for months.
After a sharp drop in early trading, stocks recovered part of those losses as oil prices fell back below $100.
Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, has reached a deal with the Department of Justice as part of a high-stakes antitrust trial.
There's harsh criticism of a Colorado police officer charged with failing to report a crash -- a crash investigators say he was partially responsible for while off-duty. Some of the strongest criticism is coming from an unexpected place.
A CBS Colorado investigation has learned the City of Denver has spent $110,000 on a 14-month investigation of Denver Police Division Chief Magen Dodge, but is refusing to release the completed investigation, which was finalized three months ago.
A Colorado family is calling for change and sharing their struggle after a clinical trial their son relied on suddenly ended.
The case of a police officer who allegedly fled after off-duty road rage incident that ended in crash on I-25 is highlighting the hiring pressures small departments in Colorado face.
A popular youth hockey coach in southern Colorado has been arrested for investigation of felony child abuse after colliding on the ice with one of his players in a case that one of the coach's supporters called a "terrifying precedent for youth sports across the country."