A storeroom specimen that changed the origins of modern lizards by millions of years has had its identity confirmed.The tiny skeleton, unearthed from ...

Getting a glimpse of the oldest dinosaur fossil ever discovered in North America nearly made Bellefonte area teacher Christopher Freidhoff faint. But for him, the real reward lies in transforming his ...

A 70-foot-long Apatosaurus skeleton, named Vulcan, recently became the biggest dinosaur fossil ever sold when it was acquired ...

Some of the oldest fossils discovered are of microbes preserved in arid western Australia ... starting 2 billion years ago and featuring everything from mollusks to trilobites. China has been a ...

Nov. 19, 2024 — Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers has revealed new insights into how ancient ...

Although coelacanths diversified greatly during the Mesozoic Era, which is often referred to as the age of dinosaurs, with some species growing into peculiar ... believes that the new Nature ...

The most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold was "Apex," a near-complete Stegosaurus that was bought at auction for $44.6 million by billionaire Ken Griffin, according to Forbes — more than 11 ...

Morocco 's Sahara Desert is a place of immense beauty and mystery. Beyond the golden dunes and camel adventures, there lies a ...

A worm-like creature preserved in ancient rock has just been identified as the oldest known relative of insects, spiders and crustaceans. Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox!

A woman who kept her baby in a drawer under her bed until she was discovered weeks before her third birthday has been jailed ...