Using fossil evidence and genetic dating, geneticists and paleontologists have backed strikingly different candidates for the world's first animal. When you purchase through links on our site ...

Paleontologists recently discovered a new extinct coelacanth species that highlights the role that Earth’s plate tectonics plays in evolution. Also called Latimeria, coelacanths are a deep-sea fish ...

Excavating a fossil is only the beginning. It takes time, endless patience and skill to transform it into a museum-worthy exhibit. The fossils you see on display in museums and those in research ...

An animal that could be mistaken for a spiky fruit is giving scientists a peek into what mollusks looked like around 500 million years ago. Today’s mollusks are an incredibly diverse group of ...

Coal, gas, and other fossil fuels are neither sustainable nor safe. We shouldn’t use them. Coal, oil, and methane gas are fossil fuels formed over time from the remains of living organisms. In the ...

Famous fossil hunter Mary Anning found more than just extinct animals on Dorset's coastline. Fossil collector Mary Anning lived in Lyme Regis, Dorset, in the early 1800s. She is remembered for making ...

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Mathieu Boisville, a paleontologist at the University of Tsukuba in Japan and an author of the study, said that “It’s really something quite rare in the field of fossil marine mammals,” for ...

A remarkable fossilized larva has been discovered by scientists with its brain and guts still intact. The fossilized creature ...

Coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel, is the biggest source of electricity, accounting for 35% of the world’s generation in 2023, according to Ember, a climate think tank. Natural gas was second with ...