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.

For decades, the fossil fuel industry has played a central role in the global economy. But internal research and climate ...

The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (MMNS) in Jackson hosted the 23rd Annual Fossil Road Show on Saturday. “People ...

The museum underwent hardship in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the high operational costs led the city to consider ...

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

Researchers discovered that a 215-million-year-old reptile started life on four legs and switched to two as an adult.

A lost cache of 250-million-year-old fossils from Australia has rewritten part of the story of life after Earth’s worst mass extinction. Instead of a single marine amphibian species, researchers ...

Tiny fossil teeth from Colorado are revealing new clues about the very first relatives of primates, including humans.

Two marsupials thought extinct for over 7,000 years were rediscovered in New Guinea through fossils, photos and citizen science.

New, miniscule fossils of the earliest-known relative of all primates, including humans, Purgatorius, have been unearthed in a more southern region of North America than ever before – and the ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - In Argentina's Patagonia region 95 million years ago, some huge dinosaurs roamed the landscape ...

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (MMNS) will host ...