Think fossils are rare? You might just dig one up in your own backyard, if the conditions are right. Discover what makes ...

A protein historian and evolutionary biochemist found that a protein sequence present across all known life didn’t form as ...

A research team from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science and the Smithsonian has discovered a new plant fossil ...

Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh ...

An international research team led by Curtin University has used prehistoric feces to better understand how molecular ...

Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh ...

In the city, nature is but a walk, bike, or bus ride away. Consider the pigeon pair picking French fries off the ground who are probably mated for life, will teach their young valuable survival skills ...

Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh ...

LAWRENCE—The Kansas Geological Survey has released a new full-color geologic map of Jewell County, where an ancient inland ...

A family fishing trip in south Alabama led to the discovery of a 32-million-year-old leatherback sea turtle fossil, marking a ...

A refined type of spectroscopy could advance a long-standing debate about the presence of dinosaur soft tissue ...

Open larger image Fossil remains of an extinct species Fossil remains of an extinct species of a large ground-dwelling bird ...