Earth’s history is filled with incredible milestones, and the emergence of the first animals is one of the most captivating.

A 444 million-year-old arthropod fossil, discovered 25 years ago, has been identified. The fossil, named Keurbos susanae, was found in South Africa's Soom Shale. Unusually, it's preserved inside ...

Discovered 25 years ago, a 444-million-year-old marine arthropod fossil stumped paleontologists, as they couldn’t identify its exact species. Sarah Gabbot, who originally discovered the specimen ...

Dinosaurs' Apparent Decline Prior to Asteroid May Be Due to Poor Fossil Record Apr. 8, 2025 — The idea that dinosaurs were already in decline before an asteroid wiped most of them out 66 million ...

Scientists have raised concerns about the lack of Tyrannosaurus rex fossils for their research due to wealthy individuals buying them all. The mighty T. rex is one of the most iconic dinosaurs ...

A groundbreaking discovery in Chandrapur reveals rare fossils of Stegodon Ganesa, an ancient elephant species, dating back 25,000 years. Geologist Prof. Suresh Chopane's find includes bones and ...

Indiana's coal industry employs around 1,400 Hoosiers. State and federal leaders are accelerating plans to continue relying on fossil fuels with a series of laws and executive orders that ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A new study from McGill University is reshaping how scientists date dinosaur fossils in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park (DPP). Using advanced drone-assisted 3D mapping, researchers have ...

However, he said the fossils could be older still and belong to prehistoric sharks, probably from the Otodus genus, which includes the giant Megalodon mackerel shark, the apex predator of its ...

Burning fossil fuels creates carbon dioxide gas. This adds to climate change by making the Earth warmer than it should be. Once fossil fuels are gone, they cannot be replaced. Renewable ...