The Mother Vine produces scuppernong grapes, the state's official fruit since 2001, and dates back to the early days of the ...

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

A team led by the Smithsonian has discovered North America’s oldest known pterosaur—a small, seagull-sized flying reptile ...

A rare Triassic fossil site reveals North America's oldest known pterosaur, Eotephradactylus mcintireae, in what was once a ...

Most American history books begin with a familiar story — one centered on colonization, conquest, and the so-called “founding” of a nation. But Kathleen DuVal’s latest work flips that narrative on its ...

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

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

Fifty thousand years ago, North America's landscapes were alive with an astonishing array of enormous creatures. Massive woolly mammoths roamed vast icy plains, while dense forests echoed with the ...

A Smithsonian-led team of researchers have discovered North America's oldest known pterosaur, the winged reptiles that lived ...