From butterflies to blue whales, corals and worms, Earth is home to an incredible diversity of animals. How all of these ...

Almost a hundred new animal species that survived a mass extinction event half a billion years ago have been discovered in a small quarry in China, scientists revealed Wednesday. The treasure trove of ...

Eocene Fossils of a Beetle, Wasp and Mosquito in Sandstone and 38-55 Million Years in Age.© I. Pilon/Shutterstock.com The story begins in Cueva de Mono, a cave in the southern Dominican Republic that ...

PaleoCris and I teamed up with our friend Rick to explore a Florida creek site we rarely get to hunt. The trip paid off with colorful shark teeth, juvenile Megalodon teeth, and some incredibly rare ...

Some feathered dinosaurs may have briefly taken to the skies—only to give it up later. By studying rare fossils with preserved feathers, researchers uncovered a surprising clue hidden in molting ...

An amateur fossil hunter has found a rare fragment from the world's oldest marine crocodile during a guided walk along the Jurassic Coast. “It is a very, very rare find, and fossil collecting has been ...

From butterflies to blue whales, corals and worms, Earth is home to an incredible diversity of animals. How all of these animals evolved from earlier, simpler ancestors is one of the most exciting ...

WASHINGTON — A paleontologist has uncovered a trove of ancient fossils inside a cave, a discovery that could reshape what scientists understand about prehistoric ecosystems in the region. John Moretti ...

A family walk in North Dakota's badlands led to an extraordinary discovery. Brothers Jessin and Liam Fisher, with cousin ...