An international team of geologists and paleontologists is pioneering a groundbreaking methodology to reliably determine the ...

Scientists found that specific lichen species act as natural indicators of exposed dinosaur fossils, creating signatures that ...

Long before the Gobi became a wasteland, it was a thriving ecosystem teeming with life. This documentary explores how windborne sands and rapid burial created near-perfect fossil ...

For many years, paleontologists have debated about whether there was a smaller relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex, or if those ...

Most of our knowledge of New Zealand's prehistoric bird diversity comes from long-lost species with bones large enough to be ...

9 October 2025 — As the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress opens today, members are preparing to vote on a historic motion that could redefine the future ...

The first known hand fossils from an extinct human relative have been unearthed in Kenya, revealing a species with unexpected dexterity and a gorilla-like grip. The hand bones, which were discovered ...

The rare species of prehistoric predator was found in southern England. A new species of ancient "sword dragon" marine reptile has been discovered in a set of fossils found in England, according to ...