The mesh-like fossil would push back the oldest known animal on Earth by more than 300 million years. But like many claims of very old life, the study is kicking up lively debate.

90-million-year-old pterosaur fossil with 11-foot wings found in Japan. Nipponopterus mifunensis, with a wingspan of 9.8 to 11.5 feet, reveals unique neck bone features linking it to giant flying ...

Chinese study of feather fossils reveals how birds beat dinosaurs in conquering the sky Analysis of feathers trapped in amber sheds new light on evolutionary path that led to early birds ...

In a 2023 study, Pearson and colleagues used foraminifera fossil data to predict the fate of the ocean’s twilight zone, a region roughly 650 feet to 3,250 feet below the surface.

A world built on fossil fuels is loud. Here’s how advocates are defending peace and quiet. “It's really unbelievable, how much noise impacts so many people." ...

Storing fossils under stable, low-humidity conditions, for example, can improve the chances of detecting molecular information decades later. Fossils may lead to cancer breakthroughs “Our research, ...

The RV Great Ship Maya was used to recover fossil reef samples from the Great Barrier Reef in 2010. G.Tulloch/European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling/Integrated Ocean Drilling Program ...

Fossils can sit under millions of tons of rock, they can be squeezed, bent, and flattened out of their original shape. When they begin to erode out of the ground, big chunks of the skeleton can vanish ...