Dinosaur stories are often written for children, with a cast of neon cartoon characters or animatronic models. But for adults ...

When paleontologists dig up a fossil from the ground, how do they figure out the age of the piece of history? It’s not as simple as you may think. To discover more about jaw-dropping finds–like the ...

Have you ever wanted to dig up ancient fossils that could end up in a museum? With the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site, ...

The John Day Fossil Beds National Monument officially celebrated its 50th anniversary Wednesday, and while there was no big ...

Were you the kid that spent hours digging in the dirt looking for treasures growing up? Or perhaps you’re still fascinated by the science of fossils and prehistoric creatures? Well, it’s not out of ...

About 13 miles up a winding national forest road near Three Rivers, Alain Bonneville stands in the middle of a small ...

Imagine digging in your garden and coming across something unexpected: a fossil! Here's what you should do to identify it and ...

A federal judge in Montana has dismissed a lawsuit from young climate activists seeking to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders promoting fossil fuels. The activists claimed the ...

October 14th is National Fossil Day. And while fossils are often associated with a big archaeological dig or a faraway ...

The Southern Minnesota Museum of Natural History features fossils that range from 7,000 to 7 million years-old. Image: Jim Pollard/Southern Minnesota Museum of Natural History. Get the Popular Science ...

Oregon continues along its excruciatingly slow path of post-pandemic academic recovery, with student scores on math and English tests given last spring inching up ever-so-slightly from the previous ...

But four or five times a year, they get down and dirty, digging for hours in search of buried treasure. They call themselves Dinosaur Hunters. Their treasure is a fossil -- sometimes entombed in the ...