“You never know when you’re going to strike gold,” said Chasteen. Gold, of course, means finding fossils in waterways around the state of Florida. When you head out with Chasteen and his ...

Sensing the familiar jolt of adrenaline that surged anytime she came across a fossil, she called out to her husband, Patrick, who was digging nearby. Carefully, the two amateur paleontologists ...

The fossil, dubbed Penghu 1, not only underscores these archaic humans’ astonishing adaptability to diverse climates – from frigid Siberian caves to balmy Southeast Asian coastlines – but ...

Scientists have gained more insight into an extinct species of archaic humans after confirmation that the oldest human fossil in Taiwan is the remains of a Denisovan. Analysis of proteins extracted ...

To find answers, a team of researchers studied North America’s fossil record, focusing on the 18 million years before the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous period. The new analysis ...

HELENA — The Helena Mineral Society is hosting its 79th annual Gem Mineral and Fossil Show this weekend at the Civic Center. Montana is called the Treasure State for a reason, known for its ...

A chance encounter on Facebook might have landed the city a mascot and fundraising opportunity for its planned fossil park. Rick Spears, an artist and retired educator from the Atlanta area ...

A decline in fossil records from around 75 million years ago suggests they were already dwindling in number before the devastating asteroid strike. However, new research suggests that dinosaurs ...

What little we know about Denisovans is based on a handful of fragmented fossil remains unearthed in Siberia’s Denisova Cave and China’s Tibetan Plateau. A new analysis, however, adds another ...

This building’s history is rich, containing fossils that are around 340 million years old and has a claim to being the home of Wisconsin’s first Black-owned and operated bank. The Kilbourn ...

Trump has also called climate change a hoax despite the scientific consensus that burning fossil fuels is the primary driver of global warming. White House Office and Management and Budget ...

Feather fossils are rarely found in three dimensions and are even more rarely found in mineralized form. Credit: Edoardo Terranova Valentina Rossi first saw the 30,000-year-old griffon vulture as ...