Divers exploring Florida’s Steinhatchee River have uncovered a stunning fossil site, revealing remains buried for hundreds of thousands of years in an ancient sinkhole. What began as a routine ...

Paleontology, the science of studying fossils, plays an indispensable role in understanding biological evolution. Fossils are the preserved remains or impressions of ancient organisms, providing ...

The Secrets of Fossil Teeth Revealed by the Synchrotron: A Long Childhood Is the Prelude to the Evolution of a Large ... The study combines evidence from ... 75,000-Year-Old Female Neanderthal ...

Fossil evidence suggests this plant is not closely related to any plants living today ... to appear and rapidly take over systems in such a way that it feels incongruous in the way that we sometimes ...

Feb. 14, 2025 — Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study, revealing new details about mumification ...

Groundbreaking research published today (February 19) in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology has revealed an extraordinary discovery — fossils of the world’s oldest known megaraptorid and the first ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists in southeastern China have uncovered a quail-sized bird fossil dating back 150 million years. This Jurassic Period specimen, displaying surprisingly modern ...

Some were the size of a dog. Others were as large as polar bears. A newly-discovered fossil of the ferocious hyaenodont is ...

Dr. Luis Buatois (Ph.D.) traces a series of hexagons with his finger, following the path carved by tiny organisms millions of years ago that have long since left these unique fossils in their wake.

showing that evolution can lead to unique, specialized features in isolated environments. Mammoth walking in the nature by day. Image via Depositphotos. While mammoths are often thought of as ancient ...