One might assume that marine fossils are exclusively unearthed in sedimentary coastal or underwater deposits. This is far ...

Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks ...

Time-lapse video shows how a mushroom coral polyp pulses and inflates, flinging its soft body into micro-hops to slowly move itself to a new location.

Fossil collectors in Florida have discovered an ancient sinkhole, now at the bottom of a river, which holds the remains of animals rarely seen in the state, including a type of giant armadillo, giant ...

Above the shores of prehistoric seas and lakes, pterosaurs roamed the skies. They were feathered creatures that ranged in ...

Liverpool researchers' discovery of collagen in fossilized bones could provide new insights into dinosaurs. For years, ...

Wicklesham Quarry was recognised by both Charles Darwin and Sir Isaac Newton as a globally significant fossil site ...

Sharks have ruled the Earth’s oceans for 400 million years and recent research on fossilized shark teeth has led to the ...

The rise in carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere is also helping to acidify our oceans even further, resulting in more ...

While Tyrannosaurus rex prowled the world above the oceans, gorging on other dinosaurs, sharks patrolled the oceans, eating sea lilies and disgorging. Professor Milan says it tells us something about ...

Have Been the Hottest on Record In recent history, the earth has been experiencing unprecedented heat levels. It hasn't just been hotter; it's been record-breakingly hot. For eight consecutive years, ...

The fossil specimen isn't complete, after all. However, the geologist, being the self-admitted hoarder that he is, stored it in his office without knowing its identity and significance. More than 10 ...