China team unearths world’s oldest amber, hidden in ancient Xinjiang coal seam
A 385‑million‑year‑old amber unearthed in Xinjiang rewrites the timeline of Earth’s earliest forests.
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A 385‑million‑year‑old amber unearthed in Xinjiang rewrites the timeline of Earth’s earliest forests.
New analysis of 1.4-million-year-old fossil footprints suggests early human relatives were larger and lived in different social structures than previously assumed.
A 3.5-million-year-old fossil discovery in Japan has confirmed the existence of a previously unknown species of giant salamander.
New fossil analysis reveals that T. rex hatchlings were independent predators capable of hunting and moving shortly after birth.
A rare T. rex skeleton discovered in South Dakota is heading to auction with an estimated price tag of $30 million.
A 450-million-year-old fossil of the sea creature Dendrocrinus simcoensis has been found with preserved soft tissue.
A rediscovered Megalodon fossil has triggered widespread debate and renewed analysis regarding the maximum physical dimensions of the extinct shark.
A 518-million-year-old fossil of the creature Urokodia is providing new evidence regarding the evolutionary origins of spider fangs.
A long-overlooked fossil held in storage for four decades has been identified as the first dinosaur bone discovered on the Antarctic continent.
Researchers have identified 180-million-year-old fossilized microbes located deep beneath the surface of the sea in Morocco.
Paleontologists have identified a new species of four-winged, feathered dinosaur from China that may have glided to hunt birds 120 million years ago.