It’s an arachnophobe’s worst nightmare. A child-size scorpion that roamed the UK 400 million years ago is thought to be largest of its kind to ever exist, per a skin-crawling study in the journal ...

Not every scientific discovery begins with a dramatic excavation. Sometimes the most important part comes later, after the ...

When an asteroid struck Earth about 66 million years ago, it ended the age of dinosaurs and transformed life across the ...

An unexpected haul of nearly 500 fossilized fish in Egypt provides an unprecedented picture of how sea life rebounded from ...

A newly identified ocean predator from prehistoric Texas is giving the name "T. rex" a whole new meaning. Scientists say a ...

Whitby Museum will mark Yorkshire Day this year with an event celebrating the amazing range of fossils found on the North ...

Afossil fish discovered on Pitt Island nearly 30 years ago has finally been fully identified thanks to a surprising source: ...

The origin of turtles has always been a bit of a puzzle for scientists who study the evolution of animals. To this day, where ...

Reports of proteins in fossilized bones have stirred controversy in the scientific community for decades, as fossilization was thought to destroy organic components, replacing them with minerals over ...

A Field Guide to the Fossils and Geology of the Isle of Wight, written by Island palaeontologist Megan Jacobs, is a 304-page book full of images and insights for helping readers identify fossils and ...

The Earth has a rich history spanning millions of years, and while we have never encountered dinosaurs in person, their existence is widely accepted. Numerous civilizations and various species that ...