Trending News: Fossils offer a glimpse into Earth's ancient life, revealing the origins and evolution of complex organisms. Discoveries like Dickinsonia and Kimberel ...

Summary STS 5, a nearly complete adult Australopithecus africanus, was an important fossil find because skeptics had previously argued that the Taung Child was actually a baby chimpanzee that would ...

The Harbin skull (left) and the Dali skull (right).

Learners understood human evolution better after interactive workshops at a museum.

Ancient coral fossils from the remote Seychelles islands have unveiled a dramatic warning for our future—sea levels can rise in sudden, sharp bursts even when global temperatures stay steady.

The collapse of tropical forests during Earth’s most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged global warming which followed, according to new research.  ...

Inside the homes (and minds) of fossil collectors These long-extinct, fearsome creatures are turning up in living rooms and corporate offices as wealthy collectors indulge a controversial hobby.