Despite seeming like a relatively stable place, the Earth's surface has changed dramatically over the past 4.6 billion years. Mountains have been built and eroded, continents and oceans have moved ...

Archaeologists in Israel unearthed prehistoric hand axes that Homo erectus crafted from stones including fossils and crystals ...

Step inside this free Illinois museum and come face to face with a mastodon, explore deep-time history, and discover hands-on ...

Scientists discover fossils that change what we know about evolution - Scientists have discovered fossils in China that reveal a crucial transition from simple to complex life on Earth ...

What are some events that all of us have had in our lives? Ask the class "What are some events that all of us have had in our lives?" Make a list of 5 or 6 things on the board. Let’s organize these!

Professor, paleontologist and former museum curator Brooks Britt wanted to be a scientist since he was a young boy. His dream came true and now, as BYU’s geology department chair, Britt has discovered ...

In a single day, scientists announced three landmark geological discoveries: 700 fossils in China pushing back the origins of complex life, the lab-grown creation of dolomite solving a 200-year-old ...

Homo erectus may have deliberately selected rocks embedded with fossils and crystals to craft their hand axes — possibly to ...

A spider fossil from northeastern China is so exquisitely preserved that it reads like a field notebook from deep time, capturing delicate anatomy that usually vanishes long before rock hardens. I see ...