A bizarre fossil called Prototaxites, which was the largest life-form on land 400 million years ago, may have been a completely unknown form of multicellular life, according to a new study.

The discovery offers new insight into how fossils are preserved and how Earth naturally stores carbon over long periods of ...

Scientists have said fossils of a small newly discovered dinosaur found in Spain could change ideas on the evolution of ...

A UT San Antonio-led international research team has identified chitin, the primary organic component of modern crab shells ...

How did soft-bodied organisms remain intact for millions of years?

In the first of a new series, curator Dr Neil Adams shares the stories and science of the fossil mammal collection.

Blood tests are useful tools for doctors and scientific researchers: they can reveal a lot about a body’s health. Usually, a blood sample is taken to get a picture of the large molecules that are ...

Hello parents, teachers and students! If you’re looking for a fun way to explore how fossils are made, check out these gummy worms and bread fossils. Be sure to check out GMSA@9 on Wednesdays, when ...

In 1958, an Australian teenager named Bruce Runnegar uncovered a mysterious dinosaur footprint during a visit to a quarry ...

The Texas Science and Natural History Museum has unveiled a major upgrade to its basement exhibit, transforming it into an ...

The most famous example of such exquisitely preserved Cambrian fossils is the Burgess Shale of Canada.

A routine parking lot project at Dinosaur National Monument has unearthed dinosaur fossils at the site for the first time in more than a century. Workers uncovered the fossils near the Quarry Exhibit ...