The museum hopes that after learning about the planet’s prehistoric past, people will do more to preserve Earth’s future.

Fossils from China’s Turpan-Hami Basin reveal it was a rare land refuge during the end-Permian extinction, with fast ...

In my book, education, physical fitness, passing a background check, having the proper training, moral character, passing medical and psychological examinations and having a good driving record, are ...

Fossils of 444 million-year-old creatures whose bodies were preserved "inside-out" have been discovered in South Africa.

Our planet’s first known mass extinction happened about 440 million years ago. Species diversity on Earth had been increasing ...

There's about three or four ankylosaurs that are preserved in a way that you could say are mummies,” Dr Susannah Maidment ...

Two of Earth’s five confirmed mass extinction events could have been caused by nearby supernova explosions stripping the planet’s ozone layer, a new study argues. Although the explanation has been ...

A supernova — the explosive death of a massive star — can leave behind a black hole or neutron star. These cosmic blasts are element factories, spreading carbon, calcium, and iron across space, ...

Move over, TikTokers. It's time to shine a spotlight on some of the earliest influencers around: dinosaurs. When these ecosystem engineers were in their heyday, forest canopies were open and seeds ...

“It is likely that the extinction of the dinosaurs enabled mammals to take on new habits, including daytime activity, as they were no longer threatened by dinosaurs. “Mammals rapidly ...

"If a massive star were to explode as a supernova close to the Earth, the results would be devastating for life on Earth," ...

Fosillised scales and teeth of the wealden fish (Lepidotes) found inside the ribs of the dinosaur Baryonyx walkeri, Surrey © The Trustees of the Natural History ...