Deep beneath Kentucky’s rolling hills, in the dark reaches of Mammoth Cave National Park, paleontologists have unearthed the ...

An ancient foot fossil was found to be of the Australopithecus species, which proved that several hominin species inhabited ...

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Dinosaur fossil find An international team from National Museums Scotland revealed the fossil of a Dinocephalosaurus orientalis, a 5-meter-long aquatic reptile from the Triassic period. An ...

Scientists have discovered a unique fossil that does not match any known species of flowering plants, an advance that sheds more light on the planet’s ancient diversity. Researchers first spotted the ...

Scientists uncovered Australia’s oldest known crocodile eggshells, revealing the secret lives of ancient mekosuchine ...

A new fossil, named 'Attenborough's strange bird' after naturalist and documentarian Sir David Attenborough, is the first of its kind to evolve a toothless beak. It's from a branch of the bird family ...

The Grand Canyon is one of the most remarkable landforms in America, attracting millions of tourists each year. The geological marvel reveals the power of erosion over long periods of time. It is also ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — At first, fossil ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers on Wednesday described fossilized remains unearthed in China showing in fine detail the brain structures of a bizarre group of sea creatures that were the top ...