Despite seeming like a relatively stable place, the Earth's surface has changed dramatically over the past 4.6 billion years. Mountains have been built and eroded, continents and oceans have moved ...

The earth doesn’t give up its secrets easily – not even in the “Cradle of Humankind” in South Africa, where a wealth of fossils relating to human evolution have been found. For decades, scientists ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — One of the things Kentuckiana is known for is its beautiful scenery. Those scenic features – and our diverse variety of wildlife – can be attributed to the area’s geological history.

Digitization will soon allow researchers around the globe to access the latest specimens in the National Fossil Collection Abigail Eisenstadt Ammonites are a family of prehistoric marine mollusks that ...

Paleontologists sifted through thousands of 3 to 3.7 million year-old fossils in New Zealand, which also included great white shark teeth and the spine of an extinct sawshark. By Laura Baisas ...

What kid hasn’t had some sort of rock collection? Discovering hidden gems is always a treat. Western Colorado is perfect for exploring geology with your kids. Look around — there is evidence of eons ...

Marine fossils discovered near the summit of Mount Everest reveal that the world’s highest mountain was once part of an ancient ocean floor before tectonic collisions lifted the Himalayas.

A treasure trove of exceptional fossils from 512 million years ago—including 90 species previously unknown to science—is shining light on a mysterious page in the history of life. Paleontologists ...

The phrase “leave no stone unturned” has taken on new meaning for paleontologists at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science who discovered a special fossil hidden right under their noses — beneath ...

Deondre Smith Jr., 9, and his brother Devonne, 7, searched for their favorite rock Friday among thousands for sale at the opening day of the Roxy Ann Gem & Mineral Show in southern Oregon’s Central ...

About 70 miles south of the Natural History Museum, Westmoreland State Park’s Fossil Beach is a hotbed for prehistoric shark teeth. Virginia State Parks About 20 million years ago, the land that’s now ...

The unusual looking fossil is estimated to be a few hundred million years old dating to the Carboniferous period.