In the quiet cliffs of Stevns, Denmark, a 79-year-old amateur fossil hunter split open a piece of chalk last November and ...

Recent scientific discoveries include the identification of an ancient Antarctic bird as the oldest 'modern' bird, revelations about moon canyons formed by asteroid impact, Chile's struggle with light ...

As a starter, the duo started removing rock and other debris from the fossil in 2021. After scraping off the calcium deposits, they began examining it through a microscope using pen-shaped air ...

A team of paleontologists recently discovered that an ancient seascape known for its diverse assemblage of exceptionally ...

While most of the recovered fossils were from nonhuman mammals, protein fragments taken from the enamel of a well-preserved tooth helped the team determine that it likely belonged to a girl who was ...

The 20,000-year-old fossilized bones of "Ushikawa Man," thought to be some of Japan's most ancient human fossils, are not what scientists believed they were, new research finds. Instead ...