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

MIT geochemists offer compelling evidence that ancient sea sponges were Earth's first animals, emerging over 541 million ...

Another ideal autumn weekend is in the forecast as Rock City Park will host its 17th annual Gem-Mineral-Fossil Show from 10 a ...

A team of MIT geochemists has unearthed new evidence in very old rocks suggesting that some of the first animals on Earth ...

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

Discover Salkhan Fossil Park in Uttar Pradesh, home to 1.4 billion-year-old stromatolite fossils that showcase Earth’s ...

A tiny fossil, Acronichthys maccognoi, rewrites fish evolution in North America and reveals how otophysans conquered freshwater habitats.

Squiggly markings like a punk rock hairdo led researchers to identify the remains as spongelike animals that may have lived around 560 million years ago.