Learn about two major asteroid impacts from 3.5 million years ago that may not have had lasting environmental effects.

The proteins in the rhino fossil are intact in the high Arctic's dry, cold environment, and the hardiness of tooth enamel.

A 47-million-year-old cicada fossil has been discovered in Europe.

A fossilized rhino tooth reveals ancient proteins, pushing back the timeline of rhino evolution by millions of years.

The geology, fossils and human stories of Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument are part of a common geologic heritage. The layers of rock beneath this valley contain one of the world's richest ...

Scientists have shed new light on the rhino family tree after recovering a protein sequence from a fossilized tooth from more ...

In the heart of Egypt’s Sahara Desert, an extraordinary site known as Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, has unveiled fossils ...

Hitan, sits tucked in the Egyptian Sahara. It is scattered with fossilised whale skeletons, many dating back over 40 million ...

The lush, tropical regions of Central and South America have long dazzled scientists with their plant diversity. These ...

Recent studies confirm Vasuki Indicus, a 47-million-year-old snake discovered in India, rivaled Titanoboa in size. Both ...

Scientists studying a 21-to 24-million-year-old rhino fossil found in the Haughton Crater on Nunavut's Devon Island say the ...