Paleontology

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Paleontology.

Video playlists about Paleontology

Dinos!

9 talks • 2h 28m
Dinosaurs once roamed the Earth. What were they like, why did they disappear, and what can we learn from them?

The search for ancient clues

6 talks • 1h 49m
Fascinating talks about humanity's beginnings and evolution's journey.

Talks about Paleontology

8:48

Lauren Sallan

A brief tour of the last 4 billion years (dinosaurs not included)

Posted Feb 2020
10:12

Emma Schachner

The secret weapon that let dinosaurs take over the planet

Posted Jan 2020
15:53

Ella Al-Shamahi

The fascinating (and dangerous) places scientists aren't exploring

Posted Jul 2019
11:23

Juliet Brophy

How a new species of ancestors is changing our theory of human evolution

Posted Mar 2019
15:49

Kenneth Lacovara

Hunting for dinosaurs showed me our place in the universe

Posted Apr 2016
12:27

Latif Nasser

You have no idea where camels really come from

Posted Mar 2016
6:02

Nizar Ibrahim

How we unearthed the Spinosaurus

Posted Apr 2015
17:36

Michael Archer

How we'll resurrect the gastric brooding frog, the Tasmanian tiger

Posted Jun 2013
5:31

Christina Warinner

Tracking ancient diseases using ... plaque

Posted Apr 2012
18:23

Jack Horner

Where are the baby dinosaurs?

Posted Feb 2012
16:36

Jack Horner

Building a dinosaur from a chicken

Posted Jun 2011
21:46

Paul Sereno

Digging up dinosaurs

Posted Jan 2009
15:36

Louise Leakey

A dig for humanity's origins

Posted Jul 2008
15:51

Zeresenay Alemseged

The search for humanity's roots

Posted Sep 2007

Exclusive articles about Paleontology

Here’s why dinosaurs matter

They’ve become synonymous with the failure to adapt, but dinosaurs were actually marvels of speed, size, power and versatility, explains paleontologist Kenneth Lacovera. And the...