The Jiangchuan Biota indicates that we may have misjudged the Cambrian “explosion” of complex life.

What can bones tell us about life millions of years ago? A paleobiologist decodes chemical clues to uncover how animals lived ...

Hello parents, teachers and students! If you’re looking for a fun way to explore how fossils are made, check out these gummy worms and bread fossils. Be sure to check out GMSA@9 on Wednesdays, when ...

The ancient cephalopod, Nanaimoteuthis haggarti, appears to have been an apex predator that rivaled mosasaurs to rule ...

"It's a huge gap. And so that big gap got researchers sort of questioning, ‘Is this thing actually an octopus?'" ...

How does a fossil go from being in the ground to on display? What do paleontologists do? How does a fossil go from being in the ground to on display in a museum? Learn the process and all the ...

Beneath the dry farmland of New South Wales lies a hidden window into a lost rainforest teeming with life from 11-16 million ...

A rare fossil discovery is shedding light on the “missing years” of early sponge evolution. Scientists found a 550-million-year-old sponge that likely lacked hard skeletal parts, explaining why ...

Scientists have discovered the remains of a giant marine reptile that grew up to over 20ft in length and terrorised the seas ...

Find out more about Body Fossils and Trace Fossils. Fossils can be categorized in two basic types: body fossils and trace fossils. Body fossils help scientists learn what plants and animals looked ...

For over a century, the scientific literature has credited western missionaries with "discovering" fossils in Lesotho, the small, mountainous country surrounded by South Africa. Subscribe to our ...

GeoFair 2026, a nonprofit gem, mineral, fossil and jewelry show, will be May 16-17 at the Butler County Fairgrounds, which is ...