Both scientific ‘red herrings’ and flaws in human logic led to inaccurate ‘Pompeii effect’ hypothesis.

The Psittacosaurus dinosaur fossils discovered in the Yixian Formation stood out for their remarkable state of preservation.

But new archaeological evidence is calling into question this supposed dramatic dinosaur catastrophe ... which may explain ...

In Paraíso do Sul in southern Brazil, scientists discovered a fossil of a dog-sized reptile dating back to 237 million years ...

A new 450-million-year-old arthropod fossil, Lomankus edgecombei, has been uncovered in New York, revealing crucial ...

A routine clam survey took an unexpected turn off the Virginia coast when a mysterious bone with big black teeth was pulled ...

Some of the incredible fossil discoveries of the 21st century make you understand how little we know about the prehistoric times on Earth.

"You never know unless you look," said Jayson Kowinsky, a high school physics teacher from Pittsburgh who, while sifting around in the New Jersey dirt, found a fossil that helped fill out the puzzle ...

However, the fossil also offers a grim clue about the bird’s demise: tooth marks on the bone match those of Purussaurus, an ...