In South Africa, paleontology has been dominated by white people. Lazarus Kgasi is changing that dynamic — and coloring in the picture of the world our distant ancestors once inhabited.

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

Fossil crustaceans preserved in Japanese sediments reveal how ancient ocean currents linked Asia and North America during the ...

The untold story behind Mike and Heather Trask's fossil discovery and 'the incredible importance of curiosity.' ...

A group of fossils of elasmosaurs—some of the most famous in North America—have just been formally identified as belonging to a "very odd" new genus of the sea monster, unlike any previously known.

Paleontologists have revealed a "remarkable" prehistoric creature that has been "spectacularly preserved" by fool's gold—a common name for a substance called iron pyrite. The newly identified species, ...

The Museum of Texas Tech University houses the largest natural history collection in Texas, featuring exhibits on paleontology, anthropology, art, and more. The museum's paleontology exhibit showcases ...

Paleontologists have identified thousands of animal species that lived soon after the Cambrian explosion ended ...

Mysterious fossil teeth found in the Caribbean belong to a family of extinct, land-dwelling reptiles that look like what you might get if you crossed a crocodile with a greyhound dog. This is the ...

Learn how artificial intelligence is helping reinterpret dinosaur footprints, including bird-like tracks that blur the line ...

University of Queensland research has confirmed Brisbane's only dinosaur fossil is Australia's oldest, dating back to the ...

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed in southern China fossils of a multitude of marine creatures dating to more than a half billion years ago, showing a deep-water ecosystem thriving in the ...