Today, fossils feel almost self-explanatory. You see a tooth, a shell, or a skeleton in a museum case and instinctively treat it as evidence of ancient life, preserved over immense spans of time. That ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This short YouTube documentary chronicles the career of Dr. Fiann Smithwick, a paleontologist whose career was sparked by a chance ...

Molly Sampson, age nine, knew exactly what she wanted for Christmas this past December: a pair of insulated wading boots. With the boots, she told her mom, she could go out into the water at Calvert ...

Dino- and fossil-loving kids are going to have a great new reason to visit the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art in March. The museum is shining a light on the first female fossilist who helped pave the ...

A fossil site in Australia shows iron can preserve soft tissues, changing how scientists search for ancient ecosystems.

A groundbreaking study published in October 2025 has proposed a new perspective on the early inhabitants of Australia, suggesting that they were not just passive settlers but active fossil hunters.

This Florida river lets you find fossils millions of years old, including real megalodon shark teeth beneath the surface.

Scientists discovered a 6-million-year-old fossil jaw in Spain that pushes the origin of weasels much further back in time.