Ever since their discovery, fossil fuels have dominated the global energy sector, powering economies and shaping modern ...

An experiment on reptile decomposition aims to shed light on a variety of paleontological mysteries, including why so many ...

An analysis of marine fossils from the Upper Miocene Chagres Formation in Panama, most belonging to the Myctophidae family, ...

Scientists have detected some of the oldest signs of life on Earth using a new method that recognizes chemical fingerprints ...

Paleontologists have long wrestled with how to differentiate between male and female dinosaurs based on their fossils. But new research may bring scientists closer to identifying the sex of one group ...

Paleontologists have long wrestled with the challenge of identifying the genders of dinosaurs from the fossils they leave behind. Once the soft tissues like reproductive organs have decayed away, ...

Peptide markers in collagen can help us identify species from fragments of bone too damaged to recognize, and fossils found in places that are too hot or humid to preserve DNA. A team of scientists ...

(CNN) — A site in the San Juan Basin of northwestern New Mexico is providing a rare glimpse into the last days of the dinosaurs. Rocks and fossils at the Naashoibito Member site show an ecosystem that ...