For a long time, scientists have puzzled over the origins of the human species. It is unclear from which common ancestor modern humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans all descend. According to earlier ...
What if everything we thought we knew about our origin was wrong? In 2017, discoveries in Morocco rocked the world, revealing ...
Just over 512 million years ago, Earth’s life was shaken by a major extinction event, yet fossil evidence reveals it ...
Despite the surge in popularity, it remains illegal to remove natural materials from a beach. The Coast Protection Act 1949 ...
A paleontologist and a team of volunteers recently made a historic discovery at a Maryland park known for its fossils, according to an announcement from the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning ...
In northeastern Brazil, a fossil that had quietly sat in a museum for decades has now rewritten a small part of the history of life on Earth. Scientists discovered a new species of flying reptile ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A professional fossil hunter found a massive 6.45 inch megalodon tooth while scouring a drainage ditch at a South Carolina construction site. Matthew Basak, who guides fossil hunts ...
Scientists discovered fossilized reptile skin in an Oklahoma cave, revealing the oldest known example dating back nearly 300 million years.
NANJING -- Scientists in China have unearthed a treasure trove of ancient fossils that is helping to rewrite the story of one ...