A fossilized elephant skull found in the Kashmir Valley is reshaping how scientists understand an ancient giant’s past.

Himalayas reiterate a tale of planetary transformation — of drifting continents, lost oceans, and the birth of life itself.

Breakthrough discovery of 123-million-year-old pollen grains in Portugal pushes back flowering plant evolution by 2 million ...

During the late stages of the last ice age, the Arabian Desert wasn't always the dry expanse you know today. In fact, recent ...

Flowers have been brightening Earth much longer than scientists previously believed—by at least two million years. In a new ...

Long before the Great Lakes, a rift nearly tore North America in half—leaving behind Lake Superior’s depth, copper-rich ridges, and stories still told today.

A remarkable new ichthyosaur species unearthed in Portugal is rewriting the story of Jurassic marine life and evolution.

Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal on a slab of sandstone ...

A mineral called siderite found abundantly in rock drilled by a NASA rover on the surface of Mars is providing fresh evidence ...

Paleontologists have uncovered 12 rare dinosaur teeth in China’s Songliao Basin, revealing surprising new insights that could ...

A recent study by Keifeng Yu and his colleagues, published in Acta Geologica Sinica, describes the discovery and identification of 12 new dinosaur teeth from the Upper Cretaceous Nenjiang Formation.