America is rife with stunning outdoor activities, including discovering the remnants of an ancient past. These destinations are a joy for fossil hunters.

Essexella, a 310-million-year-old fossil sea anemone from Illinois. Credit: Papers in Palaeontology Billions of sea anemones adorn the bottom of the Earth's oceans—yet they are among the rarest of ...

This study surveys the late Holocene vertebrate fossil record from Isla Floreana, Galápagos. Over 20,000 fossils from four lava tubes in the arid lowlands near Post Office Bay are associated with six ...

More than half a billion years ago, the Grand Canyon was not the arid landscape we know today but a shallow, tropical sea teeming with strange life. Now, scientists have uncovered a remarkable fossil ...

From butterflies to blue whales, corals and worms, Earth is home to an incredible diversity of animals. How all of these animals evolved from earlier, simpler ancestors is one of the most exciting ...