These radioactive elements decay at known rates, effectively acting as a built-in clock that reveals precisely when the eggs were buried millions of years ago. This natural timekeeping mechanism has ...

Inside a specially constructed safe at the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa sit the fragile remains of the world’s most celebrated human ancestor. She was once a hardy survivor in an ...

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Scientists have uncovered three distinct ecosystems from the Carboniferous Period in Illinois' Mazon Creek fossil site. Preserved within siderite concretions, these fossils offer a detailed view of ...

Every once in a great while paleontological fieldwork turns up a fossil so extraordinary that it revolutionizes our understanding of the origin and evolution of an entire branch of the tree of life.

Discovered in a German museum but potentially smuggled from Brazil, this lizard fossil ignited fierce debates over scientific ethics, fossil trade, and the global ownership of natural history.

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A new study sheds light on how these reptiles become “mummies” and paints a picture of what these ancient animals looked like. Paul Sereno and his colleagues spent years painstakingly preparing this ...

The U.S. allows the sale of fossils collected on private property. Growing up, Danny Case became interested in fossils through his father, an amateur paleontologist. Starting at age 10, he says he ...