The fossils offer a rare glimpse into a cataclysmic event that brought a sudden end to the greatest explosion of life in our ...

In South Africa, paleontology has been dominated by white people. Lazarus Kgasi is changing that dynamic — and coloring in ...

The Painted Hills, one of three park units that make up John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, are home to some of the ...

The display includes a lab in which visitors can interact with researchers.

But this latest discovery seems to challenge that. It appears that Paranthropus had greater dietary flexibility than first interpreted, could adapt to a wide range of environmental conditions and was ...

A peculiar 37-million-year-old snake fossil, Paradoxophidion richardoweni, unearthed in England, is rewriting evolutionary ...

In the first of a new series, curator Dr Neil Adams shares the stories and science of the fossil mammal collection.

The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque will open a new exhibit in a few weeks, showcasing 600 fossils from a time before dinosaurs. The display will highlight various ...

The most famous example of such exquisitely preserved Cambrian fossils is the Burgess Shale of Canada.

NEWPORT — Tucked into the foggy forests of the Oregon Coast lies a collection of ancient wonders. Dozens of dolphin skulls stare out from a shelf. A microwave-sized whale vertebra emerges from a ...

The Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi showcases prehistoric life and contemporary biodiversity, offering a journey through ...