Scientists at Curtin University have solved a long-standing mystery about how some of the world's best-preserved fossils ...

No state in the U.S. has an official shark, but Maryland lawmakers are digging deep into history to hopefully add a ...

A Maryland boy’s persistence paid off when he spotted the root of a massive megalodon tooth along the Chesapeake Bay, stunning experts with the fossil’s size and condition.

Over the long and complicated course of evolutionary history, mammals independently turned towards water to make a home ...

Meet the legends of Earth’s prehistoric oceans, from the pliosaur – a gigantic, gnarly toothed creature – to the ichthyosaur, a majestic and speedy, dolphin-like predator.

Maryland could soon have a state shark. The massive predator’s fossilized teeth can still be found around the state.

Maryland could soon have a state shark. The massive predator’s fossilized teeth can still be found around the state.

It's a rite of Annapolis. Every year Maryland legislators hear requests for commemorative pieces of legislation and official ...

About 2,500 U.S. Marines are being deployed to the Middle East as American and Israeli strikes keep pounding Iran and the Islamic Republic keeps attacking Persian Gulf shipping and energy ...

Strolling a familiar beach and stumbling upon a relic from the age of dinosaurs sounds like pure fantasy, yet that is exactly what happened on England’s west coast. A stretch of shoreline below ...

The UK west Dorset coast is well known for its fossils. The so-called ‘Jurassic Coast’ has yielded numerous specimens that are now on display in museums worldwide. However, a newly identified specimen ...

Tom has a master’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Oxford and his interests range from immunology and microscopy to the philosophy of science.View full profile Tom has a master’s degree ...