An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...

A piece of 99 million-year-old amber has revealed a shocking sight. It’s a fly with a zombie fungus growing from its head.

Over the last 30 years, efforts have been made to help improve the chances of survival for the creature. Passerby spots rare ...

Ancient wooden tools found at a site in Gantangqing in southwestern China are approximately 300,000 years old, new dating has ...

A rare Archaeopteryx fossil was kept from scientists for decades. Its first-ever analysis reveals ‘one wow after another’ By Mindy Weisberger, CNN ...

Dinosaurs Scientists uncover new secrets of rare feathered fossil showing early bird evolution Study using UV light and CT scans shows the 150 million-year-old specimen had specialized flight feathers ...

The fossil was first found in the 1930s in Germany’s Solnhofen limestone, famous for preserving Jurassic life. One half ended ...

Imagine finding a rare fossil that you’ve been desperate to find - only for it to be put at risk. 06/15/2025 | Rating NR How Extreme Weather Is Revealing — And Destroying — Dinosaur Fossils ...

A unique fossil of a juvenile dinosaur, a Ceratosaurus, is coming to auction at Sotheby's New York, bearing a $6 million high ...

For decades, an "extremely rare" fossil sat unidentified in Japan's Museum of Unique Insect Fossils. Discovered in 1988 in Hyogo Prefecture, the imprint of a large butterfly wing and body is now ...

A 99 million-year-old amber fossil reveals a fly infected by a zombie fungus, alongside a young ant with a similar infection. Researchers indicate these findings highlight ancient fungi-insect ...