Jan. 7, 2025 — A newly described dinosaur whose fossils were recently uncovered is challenging the existing narrative, with evidence that the reptiles were present in the northern hemisphere ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — Scientists have identified fossils of snow leopards. The discovery has allowed them to trace the evolutionary history of the species during the Quaternary period and to propose ...

Authors Scott Evans and Ian Hughes mapping Uncus specimens on a fossil bed surface at Nilpena Ediacara National Park. A fascinating fossil discovery in remote South Australia sheds light on an ...

But a new fossil discovery in another part of the world seemingly flips that notion on its head. The research, study co-author David Begun said, "suggest[s] that hominins not only evolved in ...

An “alien plant” fossil discovered 55 years ago just outside of an abandoned town in Utah has no relation to any currently existing or extinct species, scientists revealed in a study last month.

A plant that lived 47 million years ago in what is now Utah is like nothing that lives on planet Earth today. The discovery of new fossils reveals that a species first found in 1969 is not a member of ...

The simplified summary diagram shows the relative diversity of fossils in the past 2 billion ... The first complex animals like Charnia appeared around 500 million years ago.

Cutting-edge technology has played a crucial role, says Daniel Field, who studies bird evolution at the University of Cambridge. Advanced scanning methods can capture minute details from fossil ...

NEW YORK, Dec 26 (Reuters) - New York state will fine fossil fuel companies a total of $75 billion over the next 25 years to pay for damage caused to the climate under a bill Governor Kathy Hochul ...

Initially, researchers speculated it might be part of the ginseng family. However, new discoveries have turned this assumption on its head. Recent fossil specimens reveal that this ancient plant is ...

Uncus dzaugisi fossils preserved on LV-FUN bed at Nilpena Ediacara National Park. Credit: Gene Oh The discovery of Uncus dzaugisi, a 555-million-year-old fossil in South Australia, confirms ...

Fossils are the imprinted remains of ancient creatures, forgotten about by the world, hidden in rocks under our feet. My name is Mary Anning, and just as fossils are forgotten for many years, so ...