Claudia Steffensen was hiking in the Italian Alps last summer when she stepped on a rock that caught her eye. "It seemed more ...

A search for dinosaur fossils unintentionally shifted into a discovery of the oldest tadpole ever discovered when a team ...

The near-complete database reflects a spirit of trust and collaboration among the country’s scientific community — but will ...

Scientists have discovered a pristine fossil of a mummified saber-toothed kitten that had been frozen in the Russian tundra ...

Researchers hope the "exquisitely preserved" fossil will cast new light on an enduring mystery in paleontology.

Roughly 1.77-million-year-old teeth show that slow development in hominids may have had an earlier start than previously ...

Until now, Antarctica was the only continent on Earth without any known amber fossils. But sediment cores taken from below ...

The carcass of a large cub estimated to be about 3 weeks old was found encased in a block of ice in the Republic of Sakha, ...

His opposition is long-held, but it's also practical. Colombia's oil reserves are projected to last only about seven years, ...

Fossil teeth challenge the idea that large brains drove extended childhood, suggesting cultural transmission shaped human evolution.

Beneath the snowy slopes lay a prehistoric surprise: an ecosystem that predates the dinosaurs, revealed by melting snow ...

Environmental advocates released reports Friday decrying fossil fuel industry influence at these climate talks in Baku, ...