Deep-sea coral fossils act as a time machine for rising CO2 levels
According to a new report prepared by a team of international scientists, deep-sea remains of ancient corals could...
11-year-old discovers rare 475-million-year-old fossil in Tennessee
While enjoying an evening walk at Douglas Lake in East Tennessee, 11-year-old Ryleigh Taylor stumbled upon a magnificent...
Discovery of ancient middle finger bone completely upends what we know about human migration
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient middle finger bone in Saudia Arabia, and it could completely change what...
Footprints from world's largest dinosaur discovered in Scotland
Dozens of footprints from ancient sauropods, a kind of creature that scientists believe may have been the largest...
Treasure trove of Triassic fossils found at Bears Ears
What may perhaps be the world's greatest cache of Triassic-era fossils was discovered by scientists at Utah's Bears...
Newly-discovered dinosaur species was as long as a school bus - and could help solve a mystery
Fossils in Africa from the Late Cretaceous time period - around 100 to 66 million years ago - are rare. Scientists...
Incredible fossil discovery rewrites the history of human migration out of Africa
Scientists have discovered the oldest known fossil of a modern human outside of Africa in Misliya Cave near Mount...
215 pterosaur eggs unearthed in biggest collection ever found
Scientists recently uncovered the largest group of fossilized pterosaur eggs ever. In a 10-foot-long sandstone...
Ancient flying reptile was around the size of a small plane
Pterosaurs roamed the skies long ago as the first animals to evolve powered flight after insects - and in the Gobi...
This boy accidentally found a 1.2 million-year-old fossil by tripping over it
Sometimes, there are benefits to being clumsy - so discovered 9-year-old Jude Sparks on a recent hike in New Mexico's...
90-million-year-old embryo from 'exceedingly rare' Gigantoraptor discovered
Twenty-five years ago, a mysterious egg was discovered. For a good portion of that time, the unknown specimen that...
World's oldest fossils discovered in Canada - and they're 4 billion-years-old
Around four billion years ago, bacteria formed tiny tubes and filaments, likely in deep-sea hydrothermal vents....
First dinosaur brain tissue discovered in 130-million-year-old fossil
In 2004, Jamie Hiscocks found a strange fossil in Sussex, England. This wasn't your typical fossil - researchers...
Ancient marine fossils in the Transantarctic Mountains offer disturbing clues about climate change
Marine diatom fossils in the Transantarctic Mountains have long puzzled scientists. Researchers wondered how these...
New 'Hobbit' fossils provide a glimpse into human relative
With the discovery of a tooth here or a bone fragment there, archaeologists piece together the history of humanity...
