The Carboniferous period (359–299 Ma) witnessed the establishment of extensive coal swamp ecosystems dominated by lycophytes, ferns, pteridosperms and early gymnosperms. Paleobotanical analysis ...

However, there may be a bright spot for this industry, and it comes from an unexpected source: The U.S. Environmental ...

Crack open Illinois’ prehistoric past at this hidden fossil spot, where ordinary rocks can reveal 300-million-year-old ...

For a fun-packed adventure on the trail of erstwhile titans – dinosaurs, arthropods and other behemoths – we pick five great spots ...

For generations of TV viewers, the beloved presenter has linked the patch of glass in our living rooms and the wide world beyond. Today, he celebrates his centennial.

The ancient past is remembered mostly for its diversity of dinosaurs, but before dinosaurs, insects ruled the world and they ...

Fossils and ice cores are fine if you want to study the past 2 billion years, but if you want to look at Earth's deep past, ...

By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Time to warm up those thumbs, denizens of Bonner County! Today’s article will be a glance ...

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IN a recent number of NATURE (February 21, p. 255) there is a very interesting review by Prof. J. W. Gregory of an English edition of “The Origin of Continents and Oceans”, in which important ...

Organisers have said they are expecting between 20,000 and 25,000 people to visit a Cornwall town for its annual ancient spring festival on Friday. Helston Flora Day is a traditional event celebrating ...