Learn how the fossils of ancient organisms help scientists navigate deep time — and uncover Earth’s hidden history.

Ancient trees may have played a key role in regulating Earth's climate during the last ice age—by 'breathing' less ...

At the edge of East Antarctica, where the wind howls through a white emptiness and the air bites harder than steel, ...

Ancient fossils unearthed in Morocco reveal parasitic worms burrowing into mollusc shells approximately 480 million years ago ...

Orange lichens in Canada are guiding scientists to hidden dinosaur fossils, with drones detecting their vivid color ...

A 410-million-year-old fossil shows ancient lichens were shaping Earth’s surface long before forests took root.

A dinosaur fossil discovery by a researcher from The University of Texas at El Paso may expand the known range of a species ...

For decades, the fossils found in the Pilbara region of Western Australia were the subject of heated debate. Were they truly ...

Fungi’s evolutionary roots stretch far deeper than once believed — up to 1.4 billion years ago, long before plants or animals ...

Far from boring, this period saw the reorganization of deep Earth in manners that prepared the way for life to grow complex.

Learn more about Wadisuchus kassabi, the crocodile’s ancient cousin that thrived in prehistoric oceans and rewrites this ...

Researchers have uncovered dozens of long-misidentified coelacanth fossils in British museums, some overlooked for more than ...