A set of fossils found in underwater caves in the Dominican Republic is giving scientists a clearer picture of Antillothrix ...

Early humans named Homo erectus reached East Asia 600,000 years earlier than thought, reshaping the timeline of hominin ...

A paleontologist and a team of volunteers recently made a historic discovery at a Maryland park known for its fossils, according to an announcement from the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning ...

A newly described fossil reveals that leeches are at least 200 million years older than scientists previously thought, and that their earliest ancestors may have feasted not on blood, but on smaller ...

A newly described fossil species from China is offering a rare glimpse into life just after the largest extinction in Earth’s history. Preserved with unusual detail, the fossils reveal powerful jaws ...

(PITTSBURGH) -- The Carnegie Museum of Natural History has made the behind-the-scenes inventory of rare fossils and other ancient artifacts available for public viewing for the first time. The ...

When geology professor Jason. W. Ricketts set out to study rock formations in West Texas, he didn't expect to come back with a dinosaur. The University of Texas at El Paso researcher was conducting ...

A 1-centimetre fossil from the Gobi Desert reveals a tiny mammal that lived with dinosaurs, but how did such a fragile ...

Almost a hundred new animal species that survived a mass extinction event half a billion years ago have been discovered in a small quarry in China, scientists revealed Wednesday. The treasure trove of ...

A newly described fossil reveals that leeches are at least 200 million years older than scientists previously thought, and that their earliest ancestors may have feasted not on blood, but on smaller ...

The shoreline between Charmouth and Seatown in Dorset, United Kingdom, has come to be known as the “Jurassic Coast” of England. Geological formations have revealed prehistoric creatures stuck in the ...

The fossil leech compared with a modern leech. Double arrows indicate the large caudal sucker used for attachment, single arrows indicate body annulations. A newly described fossil reveals that ...