The brilliant iridescent hues found in ammolite come from tiny air gaps in the fossils’ layers, a new study finds.

Ammolite comes from the fossilized shells of extinct squidlike critters called ammonites. Scientists knew the secret to the fossils’ flamboyant appearance lay somewhere in their layers of nacre, or ...

A shelled fossil discovered in an amateur’s collection may harbor the first direct evidence of prehistoric sharks eating ammonites some 150 million years ago. The palm-sized ammonite, an extinct ...

At IFLScience, we often like to talk about the Mantelpiece Of Dreams, a line-up of rare geological trinkets we’d like to ...

Now that more people have a chance to watch Ammonite, they may be wondering about the ending. Here’s an explanation of where the film leaves Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet’s characters. Winslet plays ...

In Ammonite, Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan play two women who embark on a romantic relationship in England in the 1800s Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan are joining their star power in their latest ...

On the heels of yesterday’s trailer debut for Francis Lee’s “Ammonite” comes a THR cover story for the romance drama’s leading actress, Kate Winslet. The Oscar winner stars in “Ammonite” as real-life ...

Ammonite is a brand new drama loosely inspired by the life of British palaeontologist Mary Anning ( Kate Winslet), and her romantic relationship with Charlotte Murchison ( Saoirse Ronan). Of course, ...

Kate Winslet (left) and Saoirse Ronan star in director Francis Lee's film "Ammonite." (Courtesy NEON) They say you know a movie is doing something right when you can feel its weather. “Ammonite,” a ...