Around 250 million years ago, what is today scorching desert in remote northwestern Australia was the shore of a shallow bay bordering a vast prehistoric ocean. Fossils recovered from this region over ...

Not all fossils are mineralized bones. Some fossils are of feathers, such as the ribboned tail feathers of a tiny dinosaur. Others reveal ancient burrows, nests, teeth marks, and footprints. These are ...

Scientists found a jaw so bizarre they assumed it was broken - they were very wrong.

Located just outside Capitol Reef National Park, the Bentonite Hills are a unique area featuring colorful, layered geologic formations made of bentonite clay, or weathered volcanic ash. The rocks date ...

Long before paleontology, ancient civilizations stumbled upon massive bones buried in the earth. With no science to explain them, these fossils became the foundation for terrifying legends and ...

This figure illustrates the prehistoric gene flow and cultural interaction within and around the Yan Mountains region (YMR). The YMR served as a crucial corridor connecting the agricultural Central ...

Thomas Gernon receives funding from the WoodNext Foundation, a fund of a donor-advised fund program. He is affiliated with the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany. Chloe Griffin ...

Ancient canoes are inspiring collaboration to preserve Indigenous history. More than a dozen ancient canoes have been identified in the waters of Lake Mendota in southern Wisconsin, inspiring ...

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