More than 300 million years ago, during the Carboniferous Period, much of northern Illinois outside Chicago—including what is ...

In just the last several months, de-extinction — bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble ...

CRYSTALS! My friend Derek invited me out to check out some spots where he finds incredibly beautiful calcite clams and other shells. These calcite crystals grew inside the hollow cavities inside ...

In 1991, paleontologists discovered the fossilized remains of an enormous Tyrannosaurus rex that would have weighed nearly 20 ...

Paleontologists have uncovered in Arizona a Triassic treasure trove of fossils dating back 209 million years ago.

A cache of Triassic fossils in Arizona has revealed Eotephradactylus mcintireae, or "ash-winged dawn goddess," the oldest ...

Scientists are unearthing the vibrant colours of ancient birds and feathered dinosaurs using advanced technology. Fossil analysis reveals melanosomes, ...

The high seas of the dinosaur era were teeming with a plethora of squids, a new study has found. Using a new technique for analyzing fossils locked away in chunks of rock, paleontologists in Japan and ...