A fossil mosasaur skull and partial skeleton excavated from Angola’s costal cliffs. Credit Hillsman S. Jackson, Southern Methodist University. The story of prehistoric ocean life that emerged in the ...

Entombed in rock for over 310 million years, a spider fossil discovered in northern Germany isastonishingly well-preserved.

A discovery of ancient rocks might finally answer one of the biggest questions in science: how did the Moon form? Researchers ...

Researchers discovered a new field of ancient tektites in South Australia, revealing a long-forgotten asteroid impact. These 11-million-year-old glass fragments differ chemically and geographically ...

Tiny pieces of glass found scattered across Australia have revealed evidence of a previously unknown giant asteroid impact. This discovery centers on a new type of tektite, a natural glass formed when ...

Ancient sea creatures may have used magnetic particles to navigate. 3D scans reveal how these magnetofossils sensed Earth’s ...