Our planet has been around for several billion years, a number so huge it is hard to fully understand. In all those years, ...

A field trip to visit the St. Louis Science Center, where we learn all about fossils. This exciting episode is tailored for PreK to K-5 learners, featuring a diverse mix of engaging topics. Each ...

Scientists have long posited that the earliest water animals to transition to land had amphibious tadpole features, going through a metamorphosis akin to that of today's frogs. But new research in the ...

Ancient penguin remains discovered on Seymour Island are shedding light on the climatic transformations of Antarctica.

Most living mammals are small. Because smaller animals were less likely to survive the researchers’ simulated preservation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With a wetsuit and goggles, paleontologist John Moretti searches for fossils in the stream that flows through Bender's Cave in ...

Scientists have announced the discovery of damaged hemoglobin in the hollow, blood vessel–like structures of dinosaur fossils. The researchers used a novel technique they hope may put an enduring ...

It stands to reason that a 95 million-year-old tooth shipped to my home would have a rich past. But what ensued after I bought it online for about $100 revealed how, for such relics and those who ...

Forgive Felicia Ludwig for getting all cosmic about it, but that’s just how she feels about fossil hunting. Ludwig found her first fossil on the sandy expanse of Calvert County’s Matoaka Beach in 2017 ...