The Museum of the Rockies unveils its new "Cretaceous Crossroads" exhibit, featuring a horned dinosaur skull and showcasing the fascinating world of fossils.

China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of competing U.S.-European efforts ...

A growing body of research suggests many dinosaurs may not have been the scaly beasts we once imagined. With feathered ...

At the foot of Sainte Victoire, the mountain in Provence immortalized by Impressionist painter Paul Cezanne, a paleontologist ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur — one that was dog-sized and roamed what is now the United States around ...

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

Some of the most intriguing science fiction springs from eerie, real-life phenomena. Case in point, the mutant parasite in ...

A stunning amber fossil discovery reveals ancient "zombie fungi" that controlled insects' behavior millions of years ago.

A glob of 99 million-year-old amber has preserved an ancient fly in horror show fashion: with the mushroom-like fruiting body ...

Prehistoric Body Theater brings ancient creatures to life through dance in the U.S. premiere of "Ghosts of Hell Creek: Stone ...

A skull from China has been identified as Denisovan using molecular evidence – so ancient humans once known solely from their ...