A fossil beak from an ancient octopus has forced scientists to rethink who ruled the Cretaceous seas. Researchers say two ...

Fossil egg found in Antarctica suggests marine reptiles laid eggs, challenging previous beliefs about ancient life.

A two-and-a-half-year-old mystery concerning a strange golden object found miles below the sea surface isn't an egg or sponge ...

National Geographic's Wonder Lessons will teach you how to navigate the stars, spot cloud types, recognize common trees, and ...

The kraken: a giant squid or octopus of myth, seems to have swam in the Cretaceous oceans, a Japanese study shows.

An A-frame cabin at Fossil Butte National Monument was the home for a fossil miner as he discovered Wyoming artifacts. It ...

Washington is full of earthly treasures. Local rockhound experts share their tips for how to find and collect agates, quartz ...

For geology wonks and amateur collectors of minerals and fossils, the state offers a jackpot of dazzling treasures that tell ...

Giant 19-meter-long kraken-like octopuses may have been the apex predators in the Late Cretaceous-era oceans, according to ...

Giant, fearsome octopuses may have once ruled the ancient seas, according to new research that flips the script on their ...

Cheaper imitations and modern methods of culturing have considerably diminished the value of natural pearls since then. But ...

The Petersen Rock Garden & Museum in Redmond is exactly that kind of place, a four-acre wonderland where rocks become castles ...