I am standing on a dune looking out to sea. It's 2024, but I'm thinking about a very different time. Hundreds of thousands of ...

There’s another form of fossil evidence that has taught us about dinosaur sex: soft tissue fossils of their genitalia. Or, to be specific, really just one so far: a remarkable fossil Psittacosaurus ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering ...

These trace fossils date to the Pleistocene epoch ... The tracksites are an example of what's known as geoheritage, which the Geological Society of South Africa calls a "descriptive term applied ...

The animal kingdom never ceases to amaze us with its beauty and diversity. It can often surprise us, too. But how about a ...

The highest concentrations of heavy metals were found in organic, plant-based, and these types of protein powders.

The fossil’s unique features—including its cylindrical body, a consistent length-to-width ratio, remarkably rigid cuticle, and distinct curved traces indicating motility—point to similarities with ...

Dec. 17, 2024 — Scientists have discovered the oldest known animal with saber teeth: a predator that lived 270 million years ago. This animal, from before the age of the dinosaurs, was a dog ...

Jan. 9, 2025 — A recent study has uncovered the surprising evolutionary origin of the mammalian outer ear, linking it to the gills of ancient fish and marine invertebrates. The research reveals ...

In addition, humans find these surfaces attractive and engrave graffiti into them, potentially damaging the precious fossil tracksites ... may be some of the oldest examples of art.

A MIND-boggling discovery has left scientists even more puzzled about one of the most mysterious fossils ever found ... making the “alien” the only example ever seen of its kind.