Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh ...

What kid hasn’t dreamed of exploring the world when dinosaurs roamed the earth? Author and illustrator Rachel Ignotofsky put ...

Changes in rock formations from before and after the mass extinction event 66 million years ago may reflect how dinosaurs ...

A set of fossilized footprints discovered in northern Arizona has revealed the silent journey of a prehistoric arachnid that ...

The first life emerged about four billion years ago, when the planet was still new. Back then, the cutting edge of earthly ...

Rock layers deposited before and after the major dinosaur extinction event 65 million years ago are surprisingly different.

A fingertip-sized fossil uncovered in Montana revealed a tiny crocodile species. This unexpected find reshaped croc evolution ...

The reptiles had such an "immense" impact on the planet that their sudden exit led to wide-scale changes in landscapes - including the shape of rivers, say American scientists. Geologists have long ...

Around 66 million years ago, the reign of the dinosaurs came to a fiery end. An asteroid about 7 miles (12 kilometers) wide, ...

The Yucatán Peninsula is a land where ancient history and raw geology meet. Beneath its flat limestone plains lie endless caves, underground rivers, and cenotes—natural wells that sustained the Maya ...

A new find in the Ayvalık region of western Turkey suggests that prehistoric humans somehow "walked" across what is now a ...