Scientists have uncovered the shocking cause behind the mass extinction that wiped out ocean life 200 million years ago.

A remarkable finding has surfaced in the colorful, fossil-rich badlands of Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park: North America’s oldest known pterosaur. The newly identified species — a flying ...

Norway-based oil and gas company Vår Energi, along with its partners, has announced a significant gas/condensate discovery in ...

A study of a fossilized pterosaur from China has confirmed that some of these prehistoric creatures had a surprisingly varied ...

The licensees will assess the discovery together with prospects in the area with a view towards a potential tieback.

Brits are being alerted to an incredible discovery that may have been missed by beach-goers - and it's something that's ...

A prehistoric carbon spike turned oceans deadly and wiped out marine life. Scientists say today’s CO₂ rise could cause the ...

A 225-million-year-old leg bone from Zambia is helping scientists rethink the size, diversity, and role of early dinosaurs.

It turns out you can can hunt for something "amazing" on the south coast of England - and people are desperate to give it a ...

A retired chicken farmer’s backyard discovery of a 240-million-year-old amphibian fossil has unveiled a rare glimpse into Earth's prehistoric past.

By simulating the movement of two continent-sized Big Lower-Mantle Basal Structures, or BLOBs, researchers may have uncovered ...