Finding seashell fossils far from any coastline raises obvious questions. The answer takes us back millions of years, when entire regions sat beneath ancient oceans. Through tectonic uplift and ...

Near the top of the world’s highest peak, climbers sometimes spot seashells and delicate crinoid stems locked inside pale limestone, a jarring sight in the thin, frozen air. Those fossils formed on an ...

An extraordinary 512-million-year-old fossil site has been discovered in southern China, preserving in vivid detail almost an entire ecosystem from a time shortly after Earth’s first mass extinction ...

The Ediacara Biota are some of the strangest fossils ever found—soft-bodied organisms preserved in remarkable detail where preservation shouldn’t be possible. Scientists now think their survival in ...

Almost a hundred new animal species that survived a mass extinction event half a billion years ago have been discovered in a small quarry in China, scientists revealed Wednesday. The treasure trove of ...

Before trees came along some 400 million years ago, our planet’s landscape was dominated by enigmatic, spire-shaped life-forms that towered more than 25 feet above the ground. Their trunklike fossils ...

Three local authority pension funds have joined an international coalition of investors to file fossil fuel-related shareholder resolutions at oil giants BP and Shell. Lothian Pension Fund, Falkirk ...

Shell plc confirmed gas in its 48/8b-3Z discovery well at the Selene prospect in the UK Southern North Sea, said license partner Deltic Energy PLC (25%) in an Oct. 31 release. The well, in the P2437 ...

An illustration of a member of the Prototaxites genus, which lived between 420 million and 375 million years ago Matt Humpage, Northern Rogue Studios In 1843, Canadian geologist William Edmond Logan ...

India is a land full of wonder. From the tall, snowy peaks in the North to the calm, blue waters in the South, the country is a lively blend of colours, cultures, and beautiful views. People travel ...

NEW YORK, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Oil major Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab is considering a sale of its assets in Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale play and has approached potential buyers in recent weeks to ...