The Isle of Skye holds the key to ancient species. From the Elgol dinosaur to the Krusatodon or the world’s largest pterosaur fossil from the Jurassic period, fossils found here have shaped our ...

Scientists have named a new ichthyosaur, Eurhinosaurus mistelgauensis, from fossils found in Mistelgau, Germany. The marine reptile had a dramatic overbite similar to swordfish and unique skeletal ...

The World Bank and other multilateral development banks recently have begun reconsidering their self-imposed restrictions on financing fossil fuel projects. This change is being prompted in part by ...

The Southern Minnesota Museum of Natural History features fossils that range from 7,000 to 7 million years-old. Image: Jim Pollard/Southern Minnesota Museum of Natural History. Get the Popular Science ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has agreed to return thousands of fossils to Indonesia from a world-renowned collection, after a commission ruled that they were removed in the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new report traces the life cycle of fossil fuels — from exploration and extraction to combustion and decommissioning — and found stark ...

The science pros at The King of Random walk through how fossils are carefully repaired step by step. Amazon to refund millions of Prime customers in $2.5 billion FTC settlement Biden’s Final Pardons ...

Megaraptorans were known for their elongated skulls and powerful claws. Paleontologists in Argentina have discovered a new predatory dinosaur -- the fossils of which contained a crocodile bone within ...

Over the past 18 years, the Edelman Fossil Park and Museum in New Jersey has yielded over 100,000 fossils belonging to more than 100 species. That’s a pretty remarkable fossil hotspot–especially ...

When the remains of prehistoric creatures were discovered in Europe and the United States, it opened up a vociferous debate on the nature of time and the purpose of science. A lithograph illustrating ...