We know what fossils look like. For example, typical dinosaur fossils are bones turned to stone and preserved from the ...

Scientists in Brazil identified marine worms that made at least some trace fossil burrows called Bifungites. By Priyanka Runwal If you know where to look, you can find dumbbell-shaped fossils in ...

The latter left one of its teeth impaled in the sea cow’s body. By analyzing the fossil, unearthed in Venezuela, researchers were able to piece together how the sea cow, which belonged to an ...

Sep. 12, 2024 — A new study finds that a trilobite species with exceptionally well-preserved fossils from upstate New York has an additional set of legs underneath its head. The research ...

Hidden beneath concrete at San Pedro High School, construction workers found a buried secret — thousands of marine fossils echoing Palos Verdes Peninsula’s ancient geological past. Researchers ...

Sep. 6, 2024 — Some species of pterosaurs flew by flapping their wings while others soared like vultures, demonstrates a new study. Findings include a new pterosaur with a five-meter wingspan ...

In the latest Sustainability Landscape report, we highlight a couple of types of sustainable funds that specifically contribute to climate action: fossil-fuel-free and low carbon. Here ...

Our relationship with dogs goes back tens of thousands of years. The oldest confirmed dog fossil is believed to be over 14,000 years old. Here, a man leads his dog in a picture on a sarcophagus.

Until some 60,000 years ago, petite early humans standing just over three feet tall lived on Flores Island in what is now ...

Rare, newly discovered fossils revealed that some species of massive ancient flying reptiles called pterosaurs soared like vultures, while others had a different flight style. — NASA astronaut ...

Fossils can be found in surprising places and they can tell us about the past. We call all of the fossils we have found the fossil record. This record shows us how living things have changed from ...

One of these fossil hotspots is the eastern branch of the East African Rift System, home to important fossil sites such as Oldupai Gorge in Tanzania. Yet, the eastern branch of the rift system ...