They are very tiny, but they are a key source of information when it comes to Earth's evolutionary history: pollen grains are ...

Palynologists who study tiny pollen fossils share 4 stories found in grains that fell hundreds to millions of years ago.

Scientists have found natural hydrogen deep underground, enough to fuel the planet for 170,000 years and offer a new path to ...

Figuring out anything from 115 million years ago is a challenge. But realizing that a tsunami happened is even more ...

A new study suggests two fossil trackways found in Australia were made by an early amniote, a group that today includes ...

Geologists working on surveying land in Mississippi stumbled upon an incredible find: the fossil of an ancient marine apex predator considered a "sea dragon" of the time.

An exceptionally well-preserved dinosaur fossil was uncovered in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada. The discovery, ...