Chris Driesbach, left, and a volunteer stand over a whale fossil found along the Gaviota Coast. Driesbach, a geologist and ...

Researchers have precisely dated key fossil sites in Central Anatolia, Türkiye, to 7-10 million years ago using a new ...

A study from the University of Leicester describes a newly identified fossil species that is 444 million years old, with its ...

You will find many different kinds of shark teeth because the area was once underwater, teeming with sea life. One of the most sought-after fossils is a megalodon shark tooth. The megalodon was a ...

Something ancient still walks the world’s shorelines—creatures with armored shells and spiky tails that seem plucked from the ...

Fossil hunting is quite the fun hobby, and if you want to indulge that interest, there are some specific places that you ...

A hidden ecosystem of giant sea spiders, octopuses, and other stunning sea creatures shows how life can flourish even when sealed off from the surface by a thick layer of ice. A large sponge ...

The Mesozoic Era extinctions formed the world as we know it today. Read about what caused them and which animals survived.

CHENNAI, India (AP) — For nearly four decades, residents in southern India’s coastal city of Chennai have patrolled moonlit beaches at night trying to protect sea turtles and their hatchlings ...

Sea lions do not often attack humans, but a slew of recent assaults points to an algae that scientists say is poisoning the animals — and making them more aggressive. This algae releases a ...

Researchers and crewmembers aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Falkor (too ... Based on the size of the animals, the communities we observed have been there for decades, maybe even ...