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Fossils of Oculudentavis found encased in amber in Myanmar in 2020 have confounded scientists from around the world.

A joint research team has discovered a fossil belonging to a previously unknown genus and species of mammal in the Late ...

A controversial idea suggests the ancestors of echidnas were more like the platypus. For the first time, fossil evidence ...

The odd-looking specimen with scythe-like jaws indicates that early ants were spread widely across the globe while dinosaurs ...

According to George, the Central Valley is home to a number of significant fossil finds—including California's state dinosaur ...

Lawn Love ranked 2025’s Best States for Birdwatching. They compared all 50 states across five feather-focused categories.

Most people see the Central Valley as all agriculture,” one paleontologist said, but it’s a rich source of prehistoric treasures.