A team of researchers reconstructed an ancient marine ecosystem – and discovered a previously unseen seventh layer in its ...

Northwestern University Ph.D. student, Luca Podrecca takes a break from research in the field near Mount Ashibetsu in Japan. By studying prehistoric rocks and fossils emerging from the side of Mount ...

Scientists seeking to learn about prehistoric oceans have flocked to an unlikely place: western Kansas. And today, the fossils embedded in these... Prehistoric oceans in Kansas could hold clues about ...

Researchers analyzed radioisotopes in layers of fossilized volcanic ash. Decay of uranium to lead within tiny crystals enabled scientists to precisely pinpoint dates for certain events. They ...

Fossils found in a riverbed in Japan were revealed as a large, ancient ancestor of right whales. Tanaka, et al (2025) Palaeontologia Electronica The largest animal thought to ever live is swimming ...

Georgia Tech researchers have finished investigating how the prehistoric weakening of a major ocean current led to a decline in ocean nutrients and negative impacts on North Atlantic ocean life. The ...

Imagine the era of giant snakes dominating Earth; the massive size could easily hunt creatures larger than them. These ancient serpents were not only predators but true monsters ruling over the lands ...

Scientists seeking to learn about prehistoric oceans have flocked to an unlikely place: western Kansas. And now, the fossils embedded in these... Believe it or not: dry western Kansas is the place to ...

These exhibits help visitors overcome common challenges, such as understanding the true scale of extinct animals or ...