A bizarre fossil called Prototaxites, which was the largest life-form on land 400 million years ago, may have been a completely unknown form of multicellular life, according to a new study.

The discovery offers new insight into how fossils are preserved and how Earth naturally stores carbon over long periods of ...

Scientists have said fossils of a small newly discovered dinosaur found in Spain could change ideas on the evolution of ...

A UT San Antonio-led international research team has identified chitin, the primary organic component of modern crab shells ...

How did soft-bodied organisms remain intact for millions of years?

In the first of a new series, curator Dr Neil Adams shares the stories and science of the fossil mammal collection.

Turns out Toby’s new trick is thousands of years old. A pair of recently discovered fossils from Africa has immortalized a small critter’s 126,000-year-old butt-dragging habit, according to ...

The Texas Science and Natural History Museum has unveiled a major upgrade to its basement exhibit, transforming it into an ...

Waitomo is a region on New Zealand famous for glittering glowworms that hang from caves. But deep inside a jagged crevice ...

A routine parking lot project at Dinosaur National Monument has unearthed dinosaur fossils at the site for the first time in more than a century. Workers uncovered the fossils near the Quarry Exhibit ...

Imagine you’re walking to work when you unwittingly make a massive contribution to science. That was the experience for a Southern California science teacher who discovered a never-before-seen whale ...

Julien Benoit receives funding from DSTI-NRF GENUS (Centre of Excellence in Palaeosciences) and African Origins Platform. Emese M Bordy receives funding from DSTI-NRF GENUS (Centre of Excellence in ...