Geologists have solved the mystery of the disappearance from the geological record, millions of years ago, of one of North ...

A pellet of ancient rock — barely half the size of a grain of rice — has given up 20 microscopic fossils representing eight ...

To do it, a team led by researchers at UC Berkeley assembled what may be the largest seismic dataset ever used to study this ...

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

Intensifying wildfires across the continent are spewing air pollution, putting human health at risk, particularly Americans ...

A massive, bus-sized “terror croc” that once preyed on dinosaurs has been brought back to life in stunning detail with the ...

Program portrayed efforts to wean Australia off fossil fuels as morally bankrupt, trashing rainforests and enslaving Australia to China ...

Key takeawaysThe Colorado River existed in western Colorado 11 million years ago and first exited Grand Canyon around 5.6 million years ago. Now ...

Maryland became the first state to designate an official shark on April 14, 2026, naming the extinct Otodus megalodon whose ...

Some weekend getaways barely need selling, and a May trip to Fruita is one of them. On the western side of the state, this ...

Record volcanic eruptions in the Andes could explain the mysterious death of dozens of whales about 5 to 8 million years ago, ...

In 2010, construction workers on the Panamerican Highway traversing Chile's Atacama Desert stumbled upon a nearly perfectly preserved fossilized whale ...