1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (359+ words) What if we told you that Mount Everest was once underwater? The discovery of marine fossils at its summit has scientists scratching their heads. Recently, a video showing people collecting marine fossils from the summit of a mountain went viral,…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (514+ words) Paleontologists have uncovered the first known case of a dinosaur egg containing another egg, a condition previously thought to occur only in birds. A fossilized dinosaur egg containing a second inside has been unearthed in central India, the first confirmed…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (613+ words) A forgotten corner of Transylvania is rewriting what we thought we knew about dinosaurs. Beneath the surface lies a fossil site so dense and unusual, it's forcing scientists to rethink evolution itself. In a part of Romania better known for…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (494+ words) What started as a family walk ended with one of the most unexpected dinosaur fossil discoveries in years. While hiking with his father through Alberta's Horseshoe Canyon, 12-year-oldNathan Hrushkin stumbled upon a fossil jutting from the rock. It turned out…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (464+ words) Sealed in ancient amber, this insect fossil seemed like just another remnant of a long-lost world. But hidden within its fragile form was a gruesome surprise, one that left scientists both fascinated and disturbed. A fossilized ant and fly preserved…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (636+ words) After decades of confusion and false starts, scientists have at last uncovered the face of Hallucigenia, one of the most bizarre creatures ever discovered in the fossil record. Recent finds from Canada's Burgess Shale have shown that the creature wasn't…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (579+ words) Hidden for over 100,000 years, this unexpected discovery rewrites a key chapter in our history, and reveals a lost world beneath the sand. Across a wind-swept basin in Saudi Arabia's Nefud Desert, a now-vanished lake once attracted wildlife during a brief…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (428+ words) In an unexpected place, scientists have uncovered footprints that don't quite fit the story we thought we knew. According to a'paper'published in the journal'Science, the find challenges long-held timelines that placed human arrival in North America no earlier than 16,000 years…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (303+ words) The biggest dinosaur footprints ever found were hiding in plain sight, and they were almost destroyed. The diversity of tracks came as a surprise. Out of thousands of impressions found, at least 150 could be confidently assigned to 21 distinct track types,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (404+ words) What was just found in Australia's rock bed is turning shark evolution upside down. Fossilized remains of a colossal shark discovered in northern Australia have upended scientists' understanding of when oceanic giants first emerged. Measuring up to 8 meters in length,…...