The brilliant iridescent hues found in ammolite come from tiny air gaps in the fossils’ layers, a new study finds.

Microscopic magnetic fossils found in North Atlantic seafloor sediments may represent components of an internal "GPS system" ...

Over 500 million years ago, the Cambrian Period sparked an explosion of skeletal creativity. Salterella, a peculiar fossil, ...

A remarkable fossil from Brazil unveils Tainrakuasuchus bellator, a medium-sized predator from the Middle Triassic. This ...

A chemist explores why the fossilized shells of ammonites, squid-like marine animals that vanished with the dinosaurs, are so ...

A lone tooth from Canada’s Hudson Bay region redefines the eastern limits of woolly mammoths and their migration history.

Scholars Andreas Malm and Wim Carton on how tech fixes to the climate crisis delay the confrontation with fossil capital.

We clean up after polluters. How about cleaning up after they pollute our public discourse with climate misinformation?

Just a few million years after the end-Permian mass extinction event (EPME), aquatic reptiles and other vertebrates had recovered to form thriving and ...

Just a few million years after the end-Permian mass extinction event (EPME), aquatic reptiles and other vertebrates had recovered to form thriving and diverse oceanic ecosystems, according to a study ...

Indigenous protests and fossil fuel lobbyists shape COP30 discussions. Discover key insights from climate finance, energy transition, and trade negotiations.

A newly discovered ancient sawshark species in Chile has been named after Chainsaw Man’s Pochita, blending science and anime ...