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 ...

India’s Kutch region offers a combination of unique landscapes and dark skies.

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

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

Perseverance discovers egg-like spherules in a Mars rock, now NASA is forming a strategy to investigate this in more detail.

Archaeopteryx is the fossil that clearly demonstrated Darwin's views. It's the oldest known fossil bird, and it helps show that all birds -- including the ones alive today -- emerged from dinosaurs.

I hope your readers noted that 3 of the 4 front-page stories in the May 15th edition of the Times West Virginian were connected.

Unions representing workers laid off at federal health and oversight agencies are heading to Washington D.C. next week to ...