A team of researchers has identified and described Vulcanoscaptor ninoti ("the Camp dels Ninots volcano digger"), a ...

Scientists at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science discovered a 67 million-year-old dinosaur fossil hidden under their ...

An ichthyosaur preserved beneath a Chilean glacier is helping scientists understand the extinct animals and the world around ...

Rocks gathered along the Colorado River contained evidence of a bustling community of animals in an ancient sea.

Researchers have discovered a new genus and species of prehistoric mole in Spain. Vulcanoscaptor ninoti lived during the ...

An analysis of a 30,000-year-old fossil vulture from Central Italy has revealed for the first time that volcanic rock can preserve microscopic details in feathers - the first ever record of such a ...

The west coast of Scotland was erupting with lava fountains and other volcanic events 60 million years ago. The post Scientists discover volcanoes that shaped Scotland’s islands appeared first on ...

Immaculate Feather Fossil Reveals the Unlikely Preserving Power of Volcanoes A 30,000-year-old vulture feather from Central Italy was preserved down to the microscopic level by volcanic rock.