The discovery of the Burgess Shale fossils, high on a mountainside in the Canadian Rockies, is shrouded in legend. It was late August 1909, and an expedition led by the Smithsonian’s longtime ...

The rich fossil repository known as the Burgess Shale was first discovered a century ago. Siobhan Roberts The fossil-hunting expedition began with a lung-busting hike, accompanied by an incessant ...

Have you ever wondered what the world looked like millions of years ago? Imagine walking in a place where every rock could ...

Rock Island exists at the intersection of raw natural power and industrial history, where the Caney Fork and Collins Rivers converge in a spectacular display of geological theater.

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

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

We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? A jawbone fossil from a previously unknown hominin was finally identified as belonging to the elusive Denisovans—a species whose only ...

Now he's helped document the discovery of the six fossils, all found along the same 19-acre stretch of beach in Rhode Island. Atlantic Shark Institute is asking for the public's help To help solve ...

Dinosaurs' Apparent Decline Prior to Asteroid May Be Due to Poor Fossil Record Apr. 8, 2025 — The idea that dinosaurs were already in decline before an asteroid wiped most of them out 66 million ...

Joe Burgess laughs quietly under his breath when asked which of the two Super League derbies taking place on Good Friday is bigger. It is an argument that has been debated over, and over ...