Leading edge technology has uncovered secrets about a world-renowned fossil hoard that could offer vital clues about early life on Earth. Researchers who analyzed the 400 million-year-old cache, found ...

If you look closer at the building stones, tiles and pavements of the big city, you can find a hidden world of geology and history, from fascinating fossils to unusual rocks. In the middle of the City ...

The spectacular fossil ecosystem near the Aberdeenshire village of Rhynie was discovered in 1912, mineralised and encased by chert – hard rock composed of silica.Known as the Rhynie chert, it ...

A 70 million year old dinosaur egg from China stunned scientists when it revealed glittering crystals inside, raising new ...

120-million-year-old bird fossil has raised a perplexing mystery: how did it come to swallow over 800 stones, causing its death? This newly identified species, called Chromeornis funkyi, was ...

Gastroliths are “stomach stones or gizzard stones” found in the digestive tract of some prehistoric animals that do not chew their food. Dinosaur National Monument photo You might want to wash your ...

The sparrow-sized bird's fossil was detected in Northeastern Asia, according to Earth.com. Its throat was filled with an alarmingly high number of stones, and its teeth were similar to those of the ...

Looking again through the magnifying lens at the fossil’s surface, one of us, Sabrina Curran, took a deep breath. Illuminated by a strong light positioned nearly parallel to the surface of the bone, ...