Researchers used a miniaturized laser mass spectrometer to identify signs of fossils in a gypsum quarry in Algeria. They suggest the same tool could find early ...

Fossil identification hours are between 10am-noon and 2pm-4pm. If you don’t have a fossil, bring your questions, and get hands-on with real specimens at the touchable fossils table. Check out amazing ...

Around 45 million years ago, a 4.6 feet-tall (1.40 meters) flightless bird called Diatryma roamed the Geiseltal region in southern Saxony-Anhalt. An international team of researchers report on the ...

An ancient cephalopod fossil may be about to rewrite the history of octopuses and vampire squid, but it depends on who you ask. At the very least, it’s offering up a lesson in how hard it is to ...

Scientists have successfully identified a previously unknown species to Southern California from fossilized seeds, revealing a drought-fueled dance between two species of juniper with lessons for the ...

La Brea Tar Pits scientists successfully identify a previously unknown species to Southern California from fossilized seeds, revealing a drought-fueled dance between two species of juniper with ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. AURORA, N.C. (WNCT) — The Aurora Fossil ...

The exotic pet trade brings millions of animals into the U.S. every year. One of these animals, the tegu, is a popular reptile import thanks to its flashy looks and docile personality. Once it grows ...

The first life on Earth formed four billion years ago, as microbes living in pools and seas: what if the same thing happened on Mars? If it did, how would we prove it? Scientists hoping to identify ...

AURORA, N.C. (WNCT) — The Aurora Fossil Museum has a number of incredible finds housed at its facility, including those famous shark teeth. So you can imagine their surprise when they were told about ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Researchers have identified a new subspecies of tyrannosaur thought to be an older and more primitive relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex. A team of paleontologists and ...

LONG PINE, Neb. (KOLN) - On Saturday, people lined up outside of the entrance of the Heritage House Museum with containers in hand and what could be fossils. “This happens to be the bone bed for Ice ...