never planned on becoming an expert in shark tooth hunting. A West Virginia native, he started hunting for the tiny dark triangular fossils when he was a toddler during his family's annual Myrtle ...

Australian and US scientists discovered a new species of prehistoric snapping turtle after re-examining an unidentified fossil on display in a Northern Territory museum. The new species ...

Additionally, the team of paleontologists has discovered “significant portions” of the young dinosaur’s skull, including the upper jaw and many teeth. Alex Polich, a full-time fossil ...

Dinosaur fossils have been dug up across the world, but one of the newest discoveries involves a ferocious creature with a familiar name that left its teeth behind in coastal England. Researchers ...

Champagne, sparkling wines and fizzy cocktails are all the rage on New Year's Eve, but beware the phenomenon known as "prosecco teeth" or "prosecco smile." Getty Images/iStockphoto What a buzzkill.

atomic blast just a mile away. Here’s the story of this living fossil that refuses to age—or die. In the first three seconds after “Little Boy” detonated over Hiroshima, temperatures ...

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NAGOYA -- What were until now thought to be the oldest human fossils found in Japan, known as the "Ushikawa man," are actually the bones of a bear, researchers recently announced. The fossilized ...

This fossil promises to change the narrative. Expert fossil expert Al Mannering meticulously prepared the find so it could be scanned using a medical CT scanner to image the bones that were too ...

Humans have a long history of misinterpreting ancient fossils. Here are 10 creatures from the dinosaur age that looked way different than we thought. When you purchase through links on our site ...

The English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark announced the discovery of ancient tree fossils belonging to the predecessors of the palm tree, shedding more light on the region’s rich geological ...

Authors Scott Evans and Ian Hughes mapping Uncus specimens on a fossil bed surface at Nilpena Ediacara National Park. A fascinating fossil discovery in remote South Australia sheds light on an ...