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

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 ...

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 ...

At 11 feet (3.4m) tall and nearly 27 feet (8.2m) long, Cooper’s pointy-backed herbivore – affectionately known as Apex – is ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...