Rock hyraxes, known in southern Africa more often as "dassies," are furry, thickset creatures with short legs and no ...

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

"In the world of paleontology, anything this unusual is important and we feel privileged to be able to interpret them," the ...

A new climbing reptile from the Jurassic period, Sphenodraco scandentis, has been discovered following the reconstruction of ...

A stunning fossil discovery in the Grand Canyon has opened a new window into one of the most fascinating chapters in Earth’s ...

Learn about a new world’s first: a South African rock hyrax that scooted its way into the fossil record and is highlighting ...

Adiel Klompmaker, curator of the paleontology collection for the UA museums, has named a prehistoric crab species in honor of Nick Saban.

Carbon is the chemical element found in the greenhouse gas CO₂ emitted from fossil fuels burned in cars, factories and other ...

The City of Colorado Springs is inviting the public to the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center on Saturday, Oct. 11 ...

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

A beach walker was left utterly gobsmacked after he picked up an item in the sand, as it was not what he was expecting at all ...