You don't have to do fieldwork to make the next great scientific discovery. Sometimes, amazing finds are hiding right under ...

A recent study published in Quaternary Research describes the discovery and identification of possible aardvark tracks and ...

Illinois’ commercial fossil trade is alive and well thanks to collectors who are motivated by money, science and the hunt — ...

The discovery of a well-preserved fossil is helping researchers learn more about an iconic Jurassic-period species.

“Seeing that mammoth tusk just brings the ancient world to life,” Juett said. “Now, I can’t help but imagine that huge animal ...

Extremely rare fossil of an ancient scorpion unearthed at China's Jehol Biota. The scorpion would've been a key species in the Cretaceous ecosystem, scientists say.

meaning at the time they were ‘living fossils.’” Only one species from the Miopetaurista genus has ever been found in North America, the “incredibly rare” Miopetaurista webbi that’s ...

Geologist Ranjit Singh and his team discovered over a dozen parts of the fossil of a tree, around 20 feet long, some 125 ...

Ranchi: Geologists and forest officials have unearthed a rare and well preserved petrified fossil at Rajmahal Hills near ...