Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sixty-five miles southwest of Chicago, a small hill that looks like a prop from an Indiana Jones movie breaks up the flat, ...

Scientists have uncovered compelling evidence that dinosaur fossils may still contain traces of their original proteins, ...

Around 120 to 130 million years ago, northeast China was home to a lush landscape filled with temperate forests, lakes, and diverse wildlife. Today, this ancient ecosystem, preserved in the Yixian ...

The discovery of a well-preserved fossil is helping researchers learn more about an iconic Jurassic-period species. The plesiosaur, considered a successful marine predatory ancient species, may have ...

A team of paleontologists has uncovered hundreds of fossilized dinosaur eggs dating back 76 million years in the Provence ...

A 500-million-year-old fossil found in Utah is giving scientists a rare look at one of the strangest branches of the animal family tree. Called Megasiphon thylakos, it shows how early tunicates lived ...

Beneath the dry farmland of New South Wales lies a hidden window into a lost rainforest teeming with life from 11-16 million years ago. At McGraths Flat, scientists have uncovered fossils preserved in ...

A Swedish palaeontologist and her team are reconstructing southern Sweden as it appeared around 200 million years ago. Their ...

Take a deep breath in, and your chest rises. Blow that air out, and your chest falls. While that breathing system might seem mundane, it’s shared by many modern-day creatures, including mammals, ...

Researchers have uncovered a remarkable fossil site in a remote part of Canada's Northwest Territories, offering ...

Sixty-five miles southwest of Chicago, a small hill that looks like a prop from an Indiana Jones movie breaks up the flat, monotone landscape. Consisting of shale, sandstone and rocks from an old coal ...