Learn how the fossils of ancient organisms help scientists navigate deep time — and uncover Earth’s hidden history.

Ancient fossils unearthed in Morocco reveal parasitic worms burrowing into mollusc shells approximately 480 million years ago ...

Research teams from the Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University have documented the first discovery of five freshwater ...

Researchers have named an ancient fossil that was discovered at a park in Leicestershire. Charnia brasieri, which was found ...

A dinosaur fossil discovery by a researcher from The University of Texas at El Paso may expand the known range of a species ...

Recent studies reveal that early humans didn’t just replace one another, they interbred. Fossils and DNA show hybridization ...

A treasure trove of rare freshwater fossils has been described from Taiwan in a new study. Dating back to the Early ...

Orange lichens in Canada are guiding scientists to hidden dinosaur fossils, with drones detecting their vivid color ...

Anthropologist Christopher Bae has recently suggested we add two new species of ancient human to our family tree. The plans ...

Ancient snakes once possessed four limbs, but evolution dramatically reshaped them. A genetic 'switch' called the ZRS ...

New fossils reveal the hand bones of Paranthropus boisei, proving this early human ancestor could make and use tools.

Paleontologists have uncovered what they believe is the first-ever fossilized ‘butt-drag’ mark left by an animal.