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

In a new study, scientists look closely into “chemical fossils” in rocks, indicating that sponges were alive more than 541 ...

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

Between 443.7 and 416 million years ago, three orthocone cephalopods died in Door County in the same spot, at roughly the ...

An explosion on Thursday night ignited massive flames at the El Segundo refinery. The fire could be seen for miles.

Halloween has taken over yards and department stores in full force. It’s a rare drive now to anywhere these days where you ...

The glaciers of California's Sierra Nevada are disappearing as temperatures rise. Scientists recently found that the glaciers ...

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

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology analysed chemical fossils from more than 541 million years ago.

Scientists from MIT and elsewhere have identified chemical fossils that may have been left by ancient sponges in rocks more ...

Chemical fossils from 635-million-year-old rocks suggest sponges were among Earth’s first animals, reshaping the story of early life.

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