The year's top paleontological wonders ranged from a 540-million-year-old penis worm to a decades-old rodent impression.

The iconic Homo erectus fossil was welcomed home with a repatriation ceremony and a new museum exhibit in Jakarta.

The Trump administration has transformed the Environmental Protection Agency in its first year, cutting federal limits on air ...

A museum display of the giant crocodile Deinosuchus schwimmeri showcases a 30-foot-long apex predator from the Cretaceous ...

A rare fossil plant reveals how early plants moved water and food, helping to explain the secrets of tree growth.

A fossil smaller than a human fingernail has revealed a complete ancient brain, turning a speck of stone into a detailed map ...

Scientists have digitally reconstructed the face of a 1.5-million-year-old Homo erectus fossil from Ethiopia, uncovering an ...

A 70 million year old dinosaur egg from China stunned scientists when it revealed glittering crystals inside, raising new ...

Many so-called low-carbon projects promoted by major oil and gas companies—including hydrogen, biofuels, carbon capture and ...

UChicago paleontologists use CT scanning and simulations to show how a 250-million-year-old mammal predecessor could hear ...