The year's top paleontological wonders ranged from a 540-million-year-old penis worm to a decades-old rodent impression.

Researchers show that tiny armored dinosaur fossils, Liaoningosaurus paradoxus, were actually baby ankylosaurs.

P. furnessi is considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red List. Their current ...

In a fossil-rich region of northeastern China, a well-preserved specimen of an ancient flying reptile has brought new clarity ...

A rare fossil plant reveals how early plants moved water and food, helping to explain the secrets of tree growth.

In fiscal year 2025, explicit government subsidies in the form of tax expenditures for the energy sector total $64.1 billion. Those going to renewable energy, electric vehicles and energy-efficient ...

UChicago paleontologists use CT scanning and simulations to show how a 250-million-year-old mammal predecessor could hear like us ...

Fossils can reveal far more than the shapes of ancient creatures. Molecules preserved inside old animal bones provide clues about past diseases, what those animals ate, and the climates they lived in.

Not only that, it's among the first dinosaur eggs – or evidence of any dinosaurs, for that matter – found in the roughly ...

A mystery that started with the discovery of a pinkie finger bone in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia may finally have been cracked.

Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the three hottest years on record, scientists said.

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument in Nebraska offers trails with historical and natural beauty, showcasing ancient mammal ...