Since time immemorial, humankind has wondered about its lineage: where it came from and how it got here. Modern science has ...

An unexpected haul of nearly 500 fossilized fish in Egypt provides an unprecedented picture of how sea life rebounded from ...

A fossil found in what’s now northwestern China belonged to a microraptor, a gliding dinosaur that hunted ancient birds.

A new microraptor species has been found in China ...

The extinction that ended the Age of Dinosaurs is best known for clearing the way for the Age of Mammals on land. Scientists ...

Scientists know far less about what happened to fishes in the seas during the first few million years after the dinosaur extinction ...

Not every scientific discovery begins with a dramatic excavation. Sometimes the most important part comes later, after the ...

How does a fossil go from being in the ground to on display? What do paleontologists do? How does a fossil go from being in the ground to on display in a museum? Learn the process and all the ...

Find out more about Body Fossils and Trace Fossils. Fossils can be categorized in two basic types: body fossils and trace fossils. Body fossils help scientists learn what plants and animals looked ...

Bill O’Neal Jr. spent most of his life searching the muddy creeks and riverbanks of eastern North Carolina for pieces of ...

"Gotta catch 'em all" is a catchphrase that both Pokémon enthusiasts and paleontologists on the hunt for fossils can relate ...

A viral claim suggesting a new "Pokémon" leak at a fossil exhibit in Chicago has confused fans online. The discussion began ...