A collection of insects that lived 112 million years ago has been discovered trapped in amber in Ecuador, giving scientists a rare look at a prehistoric forest that existed during the age of dinosaurs ...

A team of marine biologists, Earth scientists and evolutionary specialists affiliated with several institutions in the U.K., has found that prior researchers studying a fossil of an ancient sea ...

A fossil collection is more than a shelf of ancient rocks. Each specimen captures a moment in deep time, preserving species and environments long gone. From marine shells to prehistoric vertebrates, ...