Biologists identify a new species of "living fossil" chiton through cutting-edge mitochondrial genome sequencing.

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.

“Living fossil” is often misused, but chitons really haven’t changed much in about 300 million years.

A violent storm may have sent two baby pterosaurs spiraling to their deaths in a lagoon about 150 million years ago, based on a new analysis of the tiny, astonishingly well-preserved fossils. This ...

The Denver Museum of Nature and Science has sent researchers everywhere from North Dakota to Antarctica in search of fossils to study and display. It turns out they could have stayed home. The museum ...

Hello parents, teachers and students! If you’re looking for a fun way to explore how fossils are made, check out these gummy worms and bread fossils. Be sure to check out GMSA@9 on Wednesdays, when ...

New minuscule fossils of Purgatorius, the earliest-known relative of all primates—including humans—have been unearthed in a ...

Ice cores, tree rings, and satellite data converge on a striking truth: Earth’s rapid changes today are unlike anything seen in human history. When most people hear the term Earth science, they think ...

Imagine this. You’re in high school, sitting in your science class, and your teacher drops the ultimate "What did you do this weekend?" flex. “Oh, no big deal,” he says. “Just uncovered some ...

A Colorado museum hit the Jurassic jackpot. A team of scientists at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science discovered a dinosaur fossil hundreds of feet beneath the building's parking lot earlier ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Yabba Dabba Doo! The Denver Museum of Nature & Science announced on Wednesday that it discovered a nearly 70-million-year-old dinosaur fossil underneath its parking lot in City Park in ...

The Denver Museum of Nature and Science already houses a stunning collection of some 4.3 million relics spanning eras, fields, and cultures. As it happens, the museum is sitting on even deeper history ...