5+ hour, 32+ min ago  (404+ words) A set of fossilized embryos sat unnoticed for millions of years until researchers took a closer look. What they revealed opens the door to a side of dinosaur life rarely seen. A fossil discovery in southwestern China has brought to…...

8+ hour, 2+ min ago  (463+ words) What if the origins of modern apes have been hiding in plain sight, revealed by a fossil found far from where scientists were looking? A fossil found in northern Egypt is shaking up what scientists thought they knew about our…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (482+ words) A mysterious line of giant footprints has emerged in eastern France, preserved for millions of years. At first glance they seem simple, yet researchers say they hold clues that go far beyond their shape. A 508-foot trail of fossilized dinosaur…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (526+ words) Buried for millions of years beneath the sands of northwestern China, an extraordinary dinosaur skull fossil has quietly waited to be uncovered. A new dinosaur species has been identified from a remarkably well-preserved skull and partial skeleton found in northwestern…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (387+ words) A 35-million-year-old arachnid encased in amber is challenging what scientists thought they knew about the history of harvestmen. Found in Ukraine and the Baltic region, the fossil belongs to a group that no longer exists in Europe. The study, published…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (481+ words) During an underground scientific expedition, a team identified unusual footprints in a hard-to-reach area. Closer analysis revealed something far more remarkable than initially assumed. Fossilized dinosaur footprints have been discovered on the ceiling of a cave in southern France, overturning…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (496+ words) Ancient footprints preserved in stone are prompting scientists to take a second look at a well-known site. Fossil footprints discovered in Alberta show that several dinosaur species crossed the same area within a limited time span. The site includes tracks…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (439+ words) In a place dominated by dinosaur remains, a dragonfly fossil has emerged from an unexpected context. A fossilized dragonfly wing discovered in Alberta has been identified as a new species and the first from Canada's dinosaur-era rocks. Found in Dinosaur…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (338+ words) Researchers took another look at these footprints with a new method, and what they found doesn't quite line up with what was thought before. The difficulty comes from the nature of the evidence. Footprints are frequently altered by erosion, shifting…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (426+ words) Nothing about this fossil seemed extraordinary at first. Yet buried within it was a trace of an event so rare that scientists almost never find direct proof of it. A fossil found in Alabama captures a sudden, violent encounter between…...