This week, a fossilized skull offers new clues about a mysterious prehistoric human species, astronomers unlock missing matter, methane fuels sea spiders’ diet, and more.

Tourism director Prakhar Mishra explained that inclusion in the tentative list is the first step in the UNESCO World Heritage ...

More than 300 current and former employees of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency put out a statement Monday to ...

From feathered giants to ancient embryos, these seven fossil discoveries didn’t just fill gaps; they rewrote the dinosaur ...

During an excavation on Morocco’s Mogador Island, archaeologists discovered two Early Cretaceous fossils estimated to be between 145 and 140 million years old that were mixed in with ancient Roman ...

Paleontologists have identified a new ancient reptile from the Solnhofen limestone slabs, thanks to a chance discovery. A ...

The species was named Sphyragnathus tyche, combining Greek words “sphyra,” meaning hammer and “gnathus,” meaning jaw for the ...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (KUTV) — A southern Utah fossil bed once destined to be turned into the site of an electrical substation has been saved from development after the city and a paleontologist ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Researchers at the Gray Fossil Site have discovered the remains of a giant salamander that once called prehistoric Appalachia home. According to a news release from ...

As Kaktovik has seen immense economic and rural growth, leaders in the village see a pathway for oil and gas projects to ...

Fossils from Earth’s biggest extinction reveal forest collapse triggered runaway warming - offering a warning for today’s ...