Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sixty-five miles southwest of Chicago, a small hill that looks like a prop from an Indiana Jones movie breaks up the flat, ...

Scientists have uncovered compelling evidence that dinosaur fossils may still contain traces of their original proteins, ...

The discovery of a well-preserved fossil is helping researchers learn more about an iconic Jurassic-period species. The plesiosaur, considered a successful marine predatory ancient species, may have ...

The discovery of polystrate fossils has sparked debate over their implications for the biblical flood narrative.

The discovery of 280-million-year-old reptile embryos in Brazil and Uruguay has provided paleontologists with the oldest ...

Beneath the dry farmland of New South Wales lies a hidden window into a lost rainforest teeming with life from 11-16 million years ago. At McGraths Flat, scientists have uncovered fossils preserved in ...

Take a deep breath in, and your chest rises. Blow that air out, and your chest falls. While that breathing system might seem mundane, it’s shared by many modern-day creatures, including mammals, ...

A 500-million-year-old fossil found in Utah is giving scientists a rare look at one of the strangest branches of the animal family tree. Called Megasiphon thylakos, it shows how early tunicates lived ...

The Canadian fossils belong to the White Sea group. But they appear to be around 567 million years old – 5 to 10 million ...

Sixty-five miles southwest of Chicago, a small hill that looks like a prop from an Indiana Jones movie breaks up the flat, monotone landscape. Consisting of shale, sandstone and rocks from an old coal ...