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 ...

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

For decades, scientists have studied these fossils of early human ancestors and their long-lost relatives. Now, a dating method developed by geologists just pushed the age of some of these fossils ...

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!

Standing over 20 feet in the air, the red, striped sandstone formations tower over the surrounding landscape, casting long shadows into the water they sit next to. Where can these majestic rock ...

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

It might not be a coincidence that one of the most interesting geologic locations in the world is also palaeoanthropology’s ...

Digitization will soon allow researchers around the globe to access the latest specimens in the National Fossil Collection Abigail Eisenstadt Ammonites are a family of prehistoric marine mollusks that ...

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 ...