Scientists have uncovered 97-million-year-old magnetic fossils that hint at a mysterious, extinct marine animal equipped with ...

Fossilized bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years ago are providing a deeper understanding of the emergence of Homo sapiens.

East-west coastlines trap marine species during warming, blocking escape routes and increasing extinction risk over millions ...

Maybe the first life on Earth was part of an 'RNA world.' Artur Plawgo/Science Photo Library via Getty Images How life on Earth started has puzzled scientists for a long time. And it still does.

Fossils unearthed in Morocco are the first from a little-understood period of human evolution and may be remains of a ...

Learn how microscopic fossils reveal that tiny seafloor organisms were already feeding and recycling nutrients soon after one ...

In Earth's fossil record, soft-bodied organisms like jellyfish rarely stand the test of time. What's more, it's hard for any ...

An international team of scientists has uncovered fossil evidence of a tiny ecosystem in the Cederberg mountains, revealing ...

A 60-million year old fossil palm leaf from Alaska. A new study by researchers including Isabel Montañez at UC Davis has produced the most accurate chart to date of how Earth's temperature has changed ...

A small storefront on Main Street in Blue Earth has been home to many businesses since it was built in 1892. Its creaky wooden floor is now covered with fossil displays as the Southern Minnesota ...