Chemical fossils from 635-million-year-old rocks suggest sponges were among Earth’s first animals, reshaping the story of early life.

Unique soil makes this New Jersey quarry a prehistoric fossil hotspot.

Scientists discovered molecular fossils that reveal sponges were among Earth’s earliest animals.

At a certain point in Earth’s distant past, the planet’s assortment of organic molecules and compounds aligned to create the ...

A team of MIT geochemists has unearthed new evidence in very old rocks suggesting that some of the first animals on Earth ...

Squiggly markings like a punk rock hairdo led researchers to identify the remains as spongelike animals that may have lived around 560 million years ago.

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While hiking through the fossil-rich terrain of North Dakota, three children made a discovery that paleontologists are ...

During a short recess in their first hearing, the young plaintiffs in the Lighthiser v. Trump lawsuit gathered outside the ...

Jim Pollard is bringing bison bones, fossilized mammoth poop, and more to Blue Earth's 3,000 residents.

The Dutch government has agreed to return thousands of fossils to Indonesia from a renowned collection. The fossils were ...

Smithsonian researcher Ingrid Romero studies fossil pollen to reconstruct ancient climates and predict future changes ...