A remarkably diverse fossil ecosystem in central Colombia that preserves an unusual overlap between survivors of older ...

Scientists have uncovered a strange squid-like creature that swam through the seas of Wyoming around 160 million years ago.

New evidence suggests that early humans reached the Jordan Valley at least 1.9 million years ago, hundreds of thousands of ...

The Sphinx is one of ancient Egypt's most enigmatic monuments, and now scientists have found that it could be hiding a very unusual secret.

In the 6th-grade unit 'Land Formation and Changes,' the focus is on inferring how land is formed based on strata, rocks, and ...

Josh has a degree in Biology from University College London, and specialises in animals, palaeontology, climate, and the environment.View full profile Josh has a degree in Biology from University ...

Ecosystem engineers are organisms that fundamentally reshape their habitats, creating distinct beneficiary and victim taxa within ecological communities. While their positive roles are well-documented ...

The Window into Life About 600 Million Years Ago Opened by PhosphatesTo start with the conclusion, the main factor that ...

A first integrated reconstruction of the Vaca Muerta Formation's marine life shows a stable pelagic ecosystem persisting for ...

Scientists have identified a new extinct crocodilian species in 45-million-year-old Egyptian fossils. Named Herugavialis ...

Illustration of Wyoteuthis linsterorum. (Jason Poole, c/o Jessica Lippincott) Paleontologists have identified an entirely new Jurassic squid-like creature from a pair of fossils retrieved from the bed ...

A pile of rock on a mountain hillside holds bugs, leaves, and seeds that are about 34 million years old. You can pry them loose with your own hands. Then you get to take every single one home. The ...