This world-famous fossil is now on display in Abu Dhabi, allowing visitors to see up close one of the most important finds in ...

In the first of a new series, curator Dr Neil Adams shares the stories and science of the fossil mammal collection.

“This is it?” I said, perhaps a little irritably. I had traveled about 40 miles, hoping to see workers in hard hats and overalls, chiseling away at rock bed as they searched for the next dinosaur bone ...

A fossil jaw found in Ethiopia shows Paranthropus ranged far north, challenging long-held ideas about early human relatives ...

The Southern Minnesota Museum of Natural History features fossils that range from 7,000 to 7 million years-old. Image: Jim Pollard/Southern Minnesota Museum of Natural History. Get the Popular Science ...

Those who know a lot about fossils are likely already familiar with the Mazon Creek fossil just outside Chicago. Those who don't know a lot about fossils and the Mazon Creek site? They soon will, ...

Evidence of the earliest known reptile-like animal, an ancestor of many four-limbed creatures including birds, reptiles and mammals, has been found in Victoria, Australia. The discovery could push ...

But this latest discovery seems to challenge that. It appears that Paranthropus had greater dietary flexibility than first interpreted, could adapt to a wide range of environmental conditions and was ...

In the quiet layers of rock, footprints, bones, and leaves tell a story of worlds lost, and of our own uncertain future. Every year, National Fossil Day invites us to pause and think about the ...