From the deep-sea coelacanth to the ancient nautilus, these creatures provide a fascinating glimpse into prehistoric life.

A study from UNIL explains why some animals transform into fossils when they die, but most simply return to dust.

Dinosaur fossils reveal preserved blood molecules, reshaping how scientists understand fossil chemistry and deep-time ...

A refined type of spectroscopy could advance a long-standing debate about the presence of dinosaur soft tissue ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Looking again through the magnifying lens at the fossil’s surface, one of us, Sabrina Curran, took a deep breath. Illuminated by a strong light positioned nearly parallel to the ...

"This book was originally published as an issue of Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society B; Biological sciences (volume 363; number 1496) but has been materially changed and updated"--Title ...

The museum tapped artists — including Chicago rock screenprinter Jay Ryan — to visualize a 15-million-year period in time ...

Back in 2011, a group of paleontologists digging in an open-pit mine in Alberta, Canada, stumbled across something almost too ...

Some of the specimens on display at the 'Amazement in the Basement' exhibit include the paleontologists and researchers ...

"If someone happens to encounter a fossil, the best step is to contact the Nannoworks Laboratory, the Paleontological Society ...

LUBBOCK, Texas - Recent archaeological excavations at a highway construction site in West Texas have uncovered the fossilized remains of "megafauna," according to a release from the Texas Department ...