When most people hear the term Earth science, they think of fossils tucked into stone, or perhaps the study of volcanoes and earthquakes. While those are indeed part of the field, Earth science is far ...

Instantly recognizable by their spiral shells, these ancient predators were relatives of modern squid and octopuses. Because ...

Two recently examined fossils suggest that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for their meat, according to a new study.

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 ...

An international, multi-university research team, including scientists from Columbus State University, has unearthed a ...

Experts have been puzzled by recently discovered fossils from the hand of an extinct human relative, Paranthropus boisei.

A strange Cambrian fossil named Salterella may hold the key to understanding how early animals first built skeletons. As the ...

Hand fossils unearthed in Kenya reveal that an extinct human relative called Paranthropus boisei had unexpected dexterity and ...

Millions of years ago, a pony-sized, hornless rhino wandered through the woods and munched on leaves in what is now northern Nunavut. A new study identities it as a new species, and offers an ...

A new study sheds light on how these reptiles become “mummies” and paints a picture of what these ancient animals looked like ...

A newly identified marine crocodile ancestor, found in Egypt’s Western Desert, pushes back crocodile evolution and reveals ...

Researchers have developed a novel application of histological staining to screen for ancient proteins in situ—within the ...