For millions of years, the land we now call the United States has been home to towering prehistoric beasts, strange sea creatures, and lush ancient forests that no longer exist. Evidence of this ...

A detailed study published in The Anatomical Record explains how the 14-foot armored fish was indeed an “evolutionary oddball ...

Rocks have been found to hold many traces of Earth's ancient history, but usually geologists have to seek them out. Every ...

Rocky cliffs run into the Adriatic Sea near Ancona, Italy. There, above the pebbly coast in 2019, rock climbers explored ...

Scientists say microscopic magnetite fossils may have enabled an ancient creature to detect Earth’s magnetic field, offering ...

MIT researchers traced chemical fossils in ancient rocks back to the ancestors of today’s demosponges. A team of geochemists ...

The collection of markings is now thought to have been left by a herd of ancient sea turtles that had been frightened off by ...

Scientists recently discovered an ancient whale species distinguished by its “very pointy” teeth and large eyes. It roamed the ocean some 26 million years ago. Image from Museums Victoria’s Research ...

Ancient Greek myths of dragons, krakens, and other legendary creatures were inspired by real animals and fossils alike.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. At a certain point in Earth’s distant past, the planet’s ...

Ammonite fossils can be found all over the world, but in one place, something happened that turned their remains into rainbow ...

As such, researchers at Cambridge University and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin have been studying tiny ancient fossils ...