Discovered in the McGraths Flat fossil site in New South Wales, Australia, the new fossil is a freshwater smelt belonging to the order Osmerifiromes, the first of its kind to be found in Australia.

Between 18,000 and 11,000 years ago, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere suddenly shot up. This caused rapid ...

Fossils are like time capsules ... human species that coexisted during the same time period. Twiggy (OH 24) Found in 1968 at Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge, Twiggy, or OH 24, is one of the oldest ...

“The discovery of the 15 million-year-old freshwater fish fossil offers us an unprecedented opportunity to understand ...

Discovered in Australia, the fossils represent a new species that lived during the Miocene epoch and highlight how iron-rich ...

The irreplaceable fossils got intercepted in transit and ended up in a landfill in Tennessee, according to the lawsuit.

The fossil vulture was found in 1889 near Rome by a local landowner who recognized its remarkable preservation. The entire body was preserved as a three-dimensional impression, with fine details ...

Chinese scientists have discovered a 125-million-year-old venomous scorpion fossil in northeastern China. The newly found species, Jeholia longchengi, has unique traits and provides insight into ...

A particularly strange conspiracy theory that wealthy elites are holding mermaid-eating dinner party ... Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue ...

which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet was shaped. The team found evidence of a major meteorite impact 3.5 billion ...