The best jaw for hunting fast fish is long and full of sharp teeth. This makes sense to us, but it also makes sense in nature ...

Animals rich in protein reduce oxygen faster during decay, creating mineral-forming environments which helps preserve their ...

Imagine the thrill of peering into deep time, only to find a fossil within a fossil — a silent, stone-etched echo of life ...

Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? A new study from the University of ...

A fossilized creature found in a South African roadside quarry 25 years ago finally has an official name. The small, ...

The number of dinosaurs may have been stable before the asteroid impact, despite evidence that species were getting less diverse ...

Glaciers provide a unique opportunity for researchers to measure levels of atmospheric carbon deposition. Unlike other ...

The first fossil pangolin trackway in the world has been identified on South Africa’s southern Cape coast. It was initially [ ...

It is definitely no easy decision. Infrastructure versus Nature!

Volcanic eruption from 12 million years ago preserves a snapshot of extinct animal life. Rhinos that once roamed much of ...

However, at face value, the fossils available for study from this ... “Because of the nature of the rock record, (paleontologists have) found it was more difficult to detect dinosaurs and ...