About 380 million years ago, late in the Devonian Period, the ocean waters that covered what is now Ohio were home to a fish that scientists named Dunkleosteus. The predator was named for David Dunkle ...

For many years, we have been making visits to the little red cabin at the top of Plattekill Clove. It’s the property of the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development. Every summer, the center ...

Roughly 375 million years ago, the Earth underwent one of the most mysterious disasters in geological history. Over a period of several million years, the number of species on the planet dropped off ...

New research reveals a chain of environmental disasters. These took place in what is today's South Africa, during an ancient time period called the Early-Middle Devonian. The crises led to the ...

Clam fossils from the middle Devonian era now yield a better paleontological picture of the capacity of ecosystems to remain stable in the face of environmental change, according to new research. Clam ...

IOWA CITY — Some 375 million years ago, Iowa was under water. The temperatures were hot, and brightly colored corals and huge fish moved through the shallow sea. Visitors can see a glimpse of this ...

In the middle of the Devonian Period some 385 million years ago, the Wissahickon Schist was the heart of a huge mountain chain that was something like the Pacific Northwest of today.Volcanoes formed ...

Klipbokberg, Grootrivierhoogte, in the Cederberg. These mountains contain clues about ancient landscapes. Cameron Penn-Clarke The Earth was a very different place 400 million years ago, during what’s ...