A fossil smaller than a human fingernail has revealed a complete ancient brain, turning a speck of stone into a detailed map ...

The year's top paleontological wonders ranged from a 540-million-year-old penis worm to a decades-old rodent impression.

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In a remarkable discovery, researchers have unearthed 10 new species of fossilized spiders from the Mesozoic era, including ...

Desert Treasures, a family-owned retail shop in Carefree, has been offering a unique selection of minerals, fossils and ...

A student discovers the first dragonfly fossil from the age of the dinosaurs in Canada. Cordualadensa acorni lived 75 million ...

In a Caribbean cave, researchers discovered hundreds of fossils with bee nests within them. It is the first time this behavior has been recorded, a new study finds.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A remarkably preserved crab trapped in amber is forcing ...

Tiny chips of amber have turned up in Antarctic seafloor sediments – the first confirmed amber ever found on the continent. The tiny amber pieces are mid-Cretaceous in age, about 90 million years old, ...

Fungi bursts from the head of a fly fossilized in 99-million-year-old amber. © Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, NIGPAS In ...

The fungus responsible for the parasitization of these insects is part of the Ophiocordyceps genus, known today for its ability to control the behavior of its hosts, such as ants, manipulating them to ...

A glob of 99 million-year-old amber has preserved an ancient fly in horror show fashion: with the mushroom-like fruiting body of zombie fungus bursting forth from its head.The insect, along with a ...