The Mexican axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is famous because adults look like overgrown babies, or tadpoles, retaining ...

America is rife with stunning outdoor activities, including discovering the remnants of an ancient past. These destinations ...

Stored in an open-air warehouse in tropical Darwin, Australia, are dozens of trays containing cylindrical cores of rock. They are from drill holes bored hundreds of metres below the surface by mineral ...

Early eukaryotes, the lineage that later gave rise to animals, plants and fungi, may have depended on oxygen from the start.

A river hunt for ancient sea fossils takes a strange turn when the group starts finding unusual lightweight rocks that don’t behave like normal stone. Some show early signs of crystal formation—almost ...

The Canadian fossils belong to the White Sea group. But they appear to be around 567 million years old – 5 to 10 million ...

The discovery of polystrate fossils has sparked debate over their implications for the biblical flood narrative.

New and exciting fossils emerge into the light of day on the Isle of Wight and the Jurassic Coast.

Fossils from giant tortoises, armadillos and other Ice Age-era species challenge previous assumptions about the region’s ...

The Pokémon Fossil Museum opens at Chicago's Field Museum on Friday, the first time the exhibition has been put on display outside of Japan.