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

The creatures cruised the world’s oceans with features we often associate with marine mammals, such as coats of blubber and ...

Imagine a squid as long as a bus or a crab the size of a big plate! This is called deep-sea gigantism, where animals grow much bigger than their cousins in shallow waters. These creatures ...

A remarkable fossilized larva has been discovered by scientists with its brain and guts still intact. The fossilized creature ...

For years, a mysterious fossil specimen defied categorization, until one paleontologist made a surprising discovery.

Secret to crocodylian longevity Date: April 16, 2025 Source: University of Utah Summary: Researchers examined teeth and skulls of 99 extinct crocodylomorph species and 20 living crocodylian ...

The discovery could be the “missing link” in the evolution of animals ... Sciences at Boston College. The fossil’s discovery in an inland lake shifts the focus on the first forms of early life from ...

Mar. 20, 2025 — Feathers, essential for thermoregulation, flight, and communication in birds, originate from simple appendages known as proto-feathers, which were present in certain dinosaurs.By ...

A passion for the infinitesimal leads a photographer to discover the countless creatures that live unseen in the ocean Photographs by Angel Fitor Text by Jennie Rothenberg Gritz Copepods at ...

as scientists can rarely study these elusive creatures in their natural habitat. Goblin Shark: The Deep-Sea Enigma image credits: pixabay The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is often called a ...

It really piqued my interest.” According to Shelton, this fossil is from the Carboniferous Period, during the fifth interval of the Paleozoic Era, around 300 million years ago, pre-dating the ...