Dinosaur stories are often written for children, with a cast of neon cartoon characters or animatronic models. But for adults ...

They are like fossils of an alien species, artifacts of a civilization that died mid-sentence amidst some volcanic ...

Some oils (like olive oil) stay liquid at lower temperatures, leading householders to wrongly assume that they are ‘safer’ to ...

The Southern Minnesota Museum of Natural History features fossils that range from 7,000 to 7 million years-old.

In the quiet layers of rock, footprints, bones, and leaves tell a story of worlds lost, and of our own uncertain future. The ...

At 11 feet (3.4m) tall and nearly 27 feet (8.2m) long, Cooper’s pointy-backed herbivore – affectionately known as Apex – is ...

Step aside, carbon dating. Paleontologists date fossils based on the clues in the rocks surrounding them. When paleontologists dig up a fossil from the ground, how do they figure out the age of the ...

You’ve heard of carbon dating, but it’s not used for dinosaur fossils. Find out what methods scientists use to determine the ...

A newly described fossil reveals that leeches are at least 200 million years older than scientists previously thought, and ...

The report compiled by more than 50 international researchers compares fossil fuel expansion against the goals of the Paris climate accord, and found a chasm between promises and reality. Countries ...

Countries are still planning to increase production of fossil fuels to levels incompatible with global commitments on climate change, according to new research published on Monday. The report compiled ...

The burning of massive amounts of coal, oil and gas is the main driver of human-caused climate change. - Copyright AFP Mohd RASFAN The burning of massive amounts of ...