The Perseverance rover has found some intriguing samples on the red planet. Here's what they might reveal about the origins ...

Learn how newly-discovered dinosaur footprints on the Isle of Skye helped researchers reconstruct Scotland’s Jurassic past.

In 2007, a team led by Stanford geobiologist Kevin Boyce found that carbon isotopes in the fossils resembled those of fungi — ...

A 444-million-year-old fossil with no head, no legs, and perfectly preserved guts is reshaping what we know about ancient life.

This new species of ancient arthropod has been affectionately named Sue and scientifically dubbed Keurbos susanae.

A 30,000-year-old vulture fossil was found in volcanic rock. Scientists discovered microscopic feather details preserved in minerals.

I think this kind of imagination is important. It is incredibly humbling to be forced to reckon with the immensely long history of life-on-earth in the places where you can see its traces. It’s a ...

The team retrieved chunks of sedimentary rock dated between 1.7 million and 2.3 million years old from the Swartkrans ... robustus, also known as a robust australopithecine due to the large size of ...

The team retrieved chunks of sedimentary rock dated between 1.7 million and 2.3 million years old from the Swartkrans limestone cave, which is located in South Africa's Cradle of Humankind — a ...

Unusually small burrows, i.e., tiny tubes that run through the rock in a parallel arrangement from top to bottom, were discovered in marble and limestone of these desert regions. In the desert ...

brocksi fossils while exploring a research site known ... decided to split open a rock. He was shocked to find a nearly perfect fossilized fish inside, complete with soft tissue and an articulated ...

A 30,000-year-old fossilized vulture from Italy has provided scientists with an unprecedented glimpse into how volcanic rock can preserve microscopic feather details. This discovery is the first to ...