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

S ome animals seem out of place at first glance. Sometimes that can be chalked up to the limits of imagination, but other times it's because the animal in question truly is from an era so distant it ...

WASHINGTON -- Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh glimpse into life on Earth at a time when flowering plants were ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - For centuries, the idea behind how life began on Earth has captivated scientists. A prevailing theory in the scientific community, known as the "RNA World" hypothesis, suggests that ...

Across its time harbouring life on Earth, North America has seen some of the most dangerous animals known to the fossil record. The continent has seen everything, from giant dinosaurs, to monstrous, ...

When people think of prehistoric life, they tend to jump to two behemoth bookends — the towering dinosaurs of the Mesozoic era and then the woolly mammoths of the ice age. But what about the millions ...

New research shows iron carbonate preserved biomolecules in 300-million-year-old faeces, offering rare insights into prehistoric diets and ecosystems.

Scientists have unearthed prehistoric insects preserved in amber in South America for the first time, offering an unprecedented glimpse into a pivotal era when flowering plants began to flourish ...