Parry and a team of researchers announced the fossil is a previously unknown species of arthropod − a category that includes ...

Researchers discovered the first-ever dinosaur fossil in the history of Hong Kong from a remote island. According to CNN, the Hong Kong government announced the breakthrough discovery on Wednesday, ...

The 550-million-year-old Quaestio simpsonorum is the first fossil to show a definitive left-right asymmetry, an important sign of evolutionary development in the history of animals. In 1947 ...

Now, two well-preserved fossils of the creature unearthed in France have finally revealed what Arthropleura’s head looked like, providing insights into how the giant arthropod lived. Today ...

A Tasmanian tiger, declared extinct in 1936, is displayed at the Australian Museum in Sydney (AFP via Getty) Ancient fossil specimens generally only retain short DNA sequences and little to no RNA ...

Scientists from Brazil say a recently discovered fossil may help explain how dinosaurs evolved and came to rule the planet. The bones date back to approximately 237 million years ago, making them ...

These fossils existed during the Ordovician period, around 505 to 440 million years ago when Ohio was a “warm, shallow sea.” Those interested in the fossil expedition are advised to bring a vehicle as ...

LANSING — When it comes to fossils, Michigan missed out on Tyrannosaurus rex and its associates, but the Mitten State came out just fine with its famous Petoskey stones and mastodons.

LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The world is on the brink of a new age of electricity with fossil fuel demand set to peak by the end of the decade, meaning surplus oil and gas supplies could drive ...

Brazilian researchers discovered a 237-million-year-old reptile fossil that might be a precursor to the dinosaur, though only the size of a small dog. As one of the world’s oldest fossils ...

"Having left–right asymmetry shows some level of complexity, and it is exciting to be able to recognize it at all in these earliest fossil animals—which in many other ways can look very simple ...