In a remarkable discovery, three school kids uncovered a rare juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex fossil while hiking in North Dakota, sparking significant interest in the paleontological community. This ...

ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — It's back and bolder than ever! The Rock and Fossil Fun Fair at the New York State Museum is back! The two-day event returns after a five-year hiatus and is one of the museum's ...

Most kids have a natural curiosity about sharks—especially their sharp and abundant teeth. Our team had the idea to use the appeal of this charismatic apex predator to teach how scientists use ...

A small storefront on Main Street in Blue Earth has been home to many businesses since it was built in 1892. Its creaky wooden floor is now covered with fossil displays as the Southern Minnesota ...

Two dinosaurs fossilized in combat, originally thought to involve a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex testing its mettle against a Triceratops, actually feature a separate species frequently confused with ...

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Scientists have recovered ancient proteins from a fossilized rhinoceros tooth, breaking new ground in the study of ancient life on Earth. The 24 million-year-old tooth, which was unearthed in the ...

My first visit to the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) involved a flurry of media cameras, a sea of press badges and no small amount of intrigue. We had all been invited to witness the ...

Scientists reclassified a long-misunderstood fossil from Brazil as a new genus, Franscinella riograndensis. Using advanced microscopy, they discovered spores preserved in situ—a rare find that links ...

Christine Wusylko works for the University of Florida and receives funding from the NSF. Pavlo Antonenko works for the University of Florida and receives funding from the NSF. Most kids have a natural ...