This week, a fossilized skull offers new clues about a mysterious prehistoric human species, astronomers unlock missing matter, methane fuels sea spiders’ diet, and more.

Sotheby's is auctioning a Ceratosaurus skeleton that used to be displayed at the Mountain America Museum of Ancient Life in Utah. Do dinosaur bones belong in a museum or a "McMansion?" ...

This week, medical researchers ruled out brainstem CT scanning alone for proof of neurologic death. Researchers at Yale presented new evidence that the brain stores and retrieves visuomotor ...

Her words were still. Her pain had fossilized. I said nothing, because what does one say when death is the most constant presence in a child’s life? I met a boy named Terver. Eight years old.

The main appeal of the Calvert Cliff Red Trail and the cliffs overall is that you can find fossils on the beach and keep them. There are seashells, of course, but the big draw is the shark teeth. This ...

Chittenango Falls State Park Glacial sculpting of over 400 million-year-old bedrock has created a 167-foot waterfall inside this Central New York park. Located in Cazenovia, you can view the falls ...

Fossilized ‘Dragon Man’ skull clears up baffling ‘mystery’ behind early humans: scientists By Adriana Diaz Published June 19, 2025, 5:54 p.m. ET ...

A new line of evidence is providing further corroboration of the antiquity of fossilized footprints discovered at White Sands National Park in New Mexico that rewrite the history of humans in the ...

Diatomaceous earth is a natural pesticide composed of fossilized marine organisms. Although it does not work instantly, it can be used to kill bed bugs.

Beetles that can see the color red? That s exactly what scientists discovered in two Mediterranean species that defy the norm of insect vision. While most insects are blind to red, these beetles ...

Continuity is flexible, not fossilized. Groups routinely drop practices that no longer serve and elevate others that still feel useful. Cobb’s team argues that preserving a few high‑value traits is ...