You’ve heard of carbon dating, but it’s not used for dinosaur fossils. Find out what methods scientists use to determine the ...

Dancing paleontologists, colourful graphics, and unashamed catchiness make Fossil Rock Anthem one of my favourite scientific parody songs. Even better, it’s educational effectiveness is backed by ...

Despite seeming like a relatively stable place, the Earth's surface has changed dramatically over the past 4.6 billion years. Mountains have been built and eroded, continents and oceans have moved ...

A dull brown disk of rock the size of a jelly doughnut that was plucked from the desert 20 miles west of the Strip is being hailed as the oldest fossil of a land animal ever found in Nevada. Now ...

Fans want him to make their bed rock — thanks to his rock-hard abs and his rock-solid knowledge. Meet Fossil Daddy — a 36-year-old, queer paleontologist from Massachusetts who is using his platform to ...

Whether they're cracking open rocks or scanning tiny changes in topography, geologists already work in three dimensions. But one of the most popular attractions at the Geological Society of America's ...

At a certain point in Earth’s distant past, the planet’s assortment of organic molecules and compounds aligned to create the ...

Scientists discovered 200-year-old rock art in South Africa depicting a tusked creature, possibly linked to the ancient ...

Brazilian scientists re-analyzed 296-million-year-old plant fossil, revealing well-preserved spore inside Some new ...

A fingertip-sized fossil uncovered in Montana revealed a tiny crocodile species. This unexpected find reshaped croc evolution ...

In a discovery that’s reshaping what we know about ancient crocodilians, paleontologists have identified a tiny land-dwelling ...