Thinking it might be a fossil, photos of his find made their way to researchers at Sul Ross State University. Weeks later, it ...

Illinois’ commercial fossil trade is alive and well thanks to collectors who are motivated by money, science and the hunt — and who test the outer bounds of legality.

Fossils are like time capsules, offering us a rare chance to glimpse the distant past. Over the years, a number of ancient human fossils have been discovered, helping scientists piece together the ...

The president ordered the USDA to stop funding the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program that supports the Illinois EATS ...

Hammered open by people like Wittry to find a prize inside, they represent one of the most spectacular fossil beds on the planet: the Mazon Creek lagerstatte, or mother lode. Wittry lifts a two ...

The mound, thought to have been submerged in a flood 5,000 years ago. A recent discovery has sparked excitement among some experts who believe they may have found the fossil of Noah's Ark.

You don't have to do fieldwork to make the next great scientific discovery. Sometimes, amazing finds are hiding right under your nose.

To this end, Brazil is proposing that countries agree to finalise a 10-year roadmap for transitioning away from fossil fuels and ending deforestation. Even as the Brazilian environment minister set ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Fossil evidence indicates that humans began domesticating avocados in what is now Honduras around 7,500 years ago. Analysis of 1,725 fossilized avocados from the ...

The study was co-authored by Professor Rolf Quam and graduate student Brian Keeling. The team analyzed fossils that point to a serious Neanderthal population dip around 110,000 years ago. The ...

Across the street from the Dinosaur Discovery Site museum, the dig crew has already begun to open a new fossil quarry. So far, they have discovered a fish fossil and several fossil tracks, or ...