When paleontologists dig up a fossil from the ground, how do they figure out the age of the piece of history? It’s not as simple as you may think. To discover more about jaw-dropping finds–like the ...

Step aside, carbon dating. Paleontologists date fossils based on the clues in the rocks surrounding them. When paleontologists dig up a fossil from the ground, how do they figure out the age of the ...

The Idaho Museum of Natural History is inviting the community to come get their hands dirty and dig into a day of discovery during its fifth annual Fossil ...

The Idaho Museum of Natural History is inviting the community to come get their hands dirty and dig into a day of discovery during its fifth annual Fossil ...

The dinosaur’s bones are currently being held at the National University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco. There are no current plans to put the dinosaur’s remains on display, but Ibiricu said he’ll speak ...

It was the winter of 1929. A young assistant superintendent of the Geological Survey of India was deputed to undertake field work in the Vindhyas. His task was to study the hillocks for developmental ...

Look closely at living and dead trees to find evidence of even smaller neighbors. A fine, uniform, granular sawdust pushed from tiny holes in bark can indicate beetle larvae feces, or “frass.” A large ...

A team of MIT geochemists has unearthed new evidence in very old rocks suggesting that some of the first animals on Earth were likely ancestors of the modern sea sponge.

A building at an Islamic school in Indonesia collapsed onto praying students, injuring dozens and burying more in the rubble. Rescuers were digging into the ...

A Dutch commission ruled the haul, which includes the Java Man skull cap, was seized 'against the will of the local population', clearing the way for its unconditional repatriation.

A treasure trove of Illinois' living history is waiting to be discovered "Around the 217" at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield.

The draft State Energy Plan calls for continued methane pollution by slowing implementation of the state’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Law. In particular, it leaves out the ...