As a teen, road trips to Dorset meant three things: Moores biscuits, swimming at the Durdle Door arch, and fossil hunting. We visited the seaside towns of Lyme Regis and Charmouth for exquisite fish ...

What do fossilized leaves, an asteroid, and Florida sinkholes have in common? Dr. Kirk Johnson is Sant Director at the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, and has the answers.

Whether you are a dinosaur enthusiast, a budding archaeologist, or geology buff, the prospect of unearthing prehistoric fossils is always going to be appealing. Luckily, the United States is home to ...