Scientists have uncovered new clues about some of Earth’s earliest fish, shedding light on the ancient origins of vertebrates ...

Hello parents, teachers and students! If you’re looking for a fun way to explore how fossils are made, check out these gummy worms and bread fossils. Be sure to check out GMSA@9 on Wednesdays, when ...

A newly identified dinosaur fossil from Brazil is offering fresh clues about how ancient animals once moved across continents ...

“Living fossil” is often misused, but chitons really haven’t changed much in about 300 million years.

Turns out Toby’s new trick is thousands of years old. A pair of recently discovered fossils from Africa has immortalized a small critter’s 126,000-year-old butt-dragging habit, according to ...

For over a century, the scientific literature has credited western missionaries with "discovering" fossils in Lesotho, the small, mountainous country surrounded by South Africa. Subscribe to our ...

Imagine you’re walking to work when you unwittingly make a massive contribution to science. That was the experience for a Southern California science teacher who discovered a never-before-seen whale ...

Biologists identify a new species of "living fossil" chiton through cutting-edge mitochondrial genome sequencing.

An 11-year-old girl's keen eye led to the discovery of a massive ichthyosaur jawbone fragment in Somerset, England. This find ...

At a remote and barren Sahara desert site in Niger, scientists have unearthed fossils of a new species of Spinosaurus, among the biggest of the meat-eating dinosaurs, notable for its large ...

Marine fossils discovered near the summit of Mount Everest reveal that the world’s highest mountain was once part of an ancient ocean floor before tectonic collisions lifted the Himalayas.

Having a piece of dinosaur history meant visiting museums or joining a fossil dig site. But today, fossil collecting is no ...