A new species of fossil from 444 million years ago that has perfectly preserved insides has been affectionately named "Sue" ...

Rare evidence about cyclidan crustaceans has been uncovered in the USA, revealing more about how they behaved.

In the depths of the world's longest cave, researchers have uncovered the fossilized remains of a 340-million-year-old shark.

Deep within Mammoth Cave, the world’s longest cave system, paleontologists have uncovered the remains of a never-before-seen ...

Fossils are like time capsules ... of the different human species that coexisted during the same time period. Twiggy (OH 24) Found in 1968 at Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge, Twiggy, or OH 24, is ...

Discover where these creatures lived, how large they grew, and when scientists discovered their fossils! The genus name Psittacosaurus translates to “parrot lizard.” This interesting reptile was given ...

Underground rivers and streams forged the cave's passages, which are made up of rocks that have preserved marine sediment from the Carboniferous period (358.9 million to 298.9 million years ago).

They also found that seed size grew over the same period. They suggest such changes are indicative of domestication by humans, who preferred larger fruit. They also found evidence suggesting that ...

The newly identified dinosaur may have been about the size of a pony, and was at least eight years old when it died, according to the researchers. The fossil was first recorded by paleontologists ...

The fossils recovered in the area are from about 200 million years ago, in the early Jurassic period, when the land used to be covered by a body of water known as Lake Whitmore. The fossils are found ...

Africa, like the rest of the world, faces an immensely consequential choice: exploit fossil fuels that contribute to global warming, or forge a new path with renewable energy. Mr. Wright said ...