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The fossils being formed today will show how humankind disrupted life on Earth
Phys.org· 3 days agoFossils are an essential record of life on Earth that demonstrate long periods of stability,...
Here's how one paleontologist got DC an official dinosaur
NBC Washington· 6 hours agoPaleontologist Peter Kranz doesn't necessarily expect to be a famous scientist ... although he...
Fossil captures starfish splitting itself in two – showing this has been happening for 155 million...
The Conversation· 2 days agoThe starfish, or asteroid, is part of a group of animals called the echinoderms or spiny skinned animals that also includes sea lilies, sea urchins and sea cucumbers. Starfish are among the ...
A Major Donation of Fossils Will Help Rebuild the National Museum of Brazil
The New York Observer· 6 days agoBurkhard Pohl, the Swiss-German owner of one of the world’s biggest collections of private fossils,...
Dusting Dinosaurs and Elephants: How Specialists Keep the Museum’s Largest Treasures Spotless
Smithsonian Magazine· 11 hours agoThis makes sense from a storage perspective: The Smithsonian houses over 154 million objects, the...
More Than 1,000 Fossils, Including Rare Dinosaurs, Gifted to Brazil's National Museum Following Fire
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoSparked by an improperly installed air conditioning unit, the fire closed down the Rio de Janeiro institution—the oldest museum in Brazil. Among the fossils gifted to the ...
Archaeoraptor: The Dinosaur-Bird “Missing Link” And One Of Science's Greatest Hoaxes
IFLScience· 6 days agoHeralded as the “missing evolutionary link” that proved modern-day birds evolved from feathered...
Study reveals when the first warm-blooded dinosaurs roamed Earth
AccuWeather· 11 hours agoVisitors look at the skeleton of a gigantic Triceratops over 66 million years old, named "Big John,"...
35 Years Later, the Remains Known as ‘Chimney Doe’ Have a Name and a Face
New York Times· 8 hours agoA skeleton found in the chimney of a Wisconsin music store in 1989 has been identified, relaunching...
Girl, 11, Helps Discover Largest Ever Reptile
newser· 5 days agoHis daughter, Ruby, kept her eyes to the ground and soon came across an even larger and better preserved fossil. This species—described in a study...