Learn about the climate changes that followed the end-Permian extinction, allowing select species to take over the planet’s ...

Rare evidence about the lives of an ancient group of arthropods has been uncovered in the U.S. The findings of the study are ...

At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest ...

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

The growth and lifespan of Parvancorina minchami, small anchor-shaped animals that lived on the seafloor about 550 million ...

Five 'mass extinctions' have decimated our planet since it was formed - now scientists claim the answers to two could be ...

Genetic evidence suggests that the reptiles somehow managed millions of years ago to make an ocean crossing from North ...

Fossils are like time capsules, offering us a rare chance to glimpse the distant past. Over the years, a number of ancient human fossils have been discovered, helping scientists piece together the ...

It was a history to which Fortey had contributed through his fascination with trilobites, which had been sparked aged 14 when, fossil hunting in Wales, he saw a promising-looking rock and tapped ...

FERGUS — Ken Dardano never imagined his passion for rock collecting would turn into today’s crystal empire when he launched his business, Gneiss Guy Minerals and Fossils in the early 90s. The ...

The mound, thought to have been submerged in a flood 5,000 years ago. A recent discovery has sparked excitement among some experts who believe they may have found the fossil of Noah's Ark.

The study was co-authored by Professor Rolf Quam and graduate student Brian Keeling. The team analyzed fossils that point to a serious Neanderthal population dip around 110,000 years ago. The ...