Of all the abductions, this one is different.

A revolutionary study from the University of Liverpool has upended fundamental assumptions about the fossilization process, potentially transforming how scientists approach the study of ancient life.

Enter the fossil gallery of a natural history museum, and you're likely to encounter spectacular skeletons of some of the most manifestly awesome creatures ever to have walked our planet: dinosaurs.

Cyanobacteria are a key species in Earth's history, as they introduced atmospheric oxygen for the first time. The analysis of their evolution therefore provides important insights into the formation ...

An "extraordinary" species of fossil sponge dating back 315 million years has been discovered near the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare. The fossil sponge, named Cyathophycus balori, measures 50cm and ...