A study published in the the journal PLOS ONE announced the discovery of a new species of prehistoric mammal named Heleocola ...

Scientists have discovered amber deep below the surface of the Antarctic, evidence of a temperature rainforest 90 million ...

Skiphosoura bavarica lived toward the end of the Jurassic Period and would have been one of the largest flyers in its ...

Until now, Antarctica was the only continent on Earth without any known amber fossils. But sediment cores taken from below the seafloor have revealed a tiny piece of fossilized resin holding fragments ...

In 1986, the fossilized remains of the dinosaur were recovered from the Tangbian geological formation in the Jiangxi province ...

Research has shown that pelagic sharks tend to have longer, narrower fins compared to their benthic ... [+] relatives, which typically possess shorter, rounded fins. A key to understanding how ...

Northeastern Australia, once submerged under the Eromanga Sea during the Cretaceous, was home to massive pterosaurs. In 2021, ...

Everything we thought we knew about theicy continent could be shattered by a stunning discovery in Antarctica. Scientists in ...

Scientists have found amber fragments in Antarctica for the first time, shedding light on the region's ancient forests and ...

Between about 120 million and 130 million years ago, during the age of dinosaurs, temperate forests and lakes hosted a lively ecosystem in what is now northeast China. Diverse fossils from that ...

Today, Antarctica is a huge frozen continent, though it was once temperate enough to be covered in swampy forests. Now, a team of scientists has discovered fossilized tree resin—amber—on the continent ...