Learn how the fossils of ancient organisms help scientists navigate deep time — and uncover Earth’s hidden history.

Researchers used a miniaturized laser mass spectrometer to identify signs of fossils in a gypsum quarry in Algeria. They suggest the same tool could find early ...

LONG PINE, Neb. (KOLN) - On Saturday, people lined up outside of the entrance of the Heritage House Museum with containers in hand and what could be fossils. “This happens to be the bone bed for Ice ...

Paleontologists have long wrestled with the challenge of identifying the genders of dinosaurs from the fossils they leave ...

A discussion on this area’s rocks and minerals will highlight National Fossil Day at the Rolling Hills Library. John Pope, a retired geology professor from Northwest Missouri State University, will ...

Scientists found that specific lichen species act as natural indicators of exposed dinosaur fossils, creating signatures that ...

A fungus gnat trapped in amber some 45-55 million years ago is carrying on the upper portion of its severed leg a pollen sac from an orchid – the oldest evidence of the flower ever discovered. Credit: ...

Scientists have successfully identified a previously unknown species to Southern California from fossilized seeds, revealing a drought-fueled dance between two species of juniper with lessons for the ...