Palaeontology is the study of prehistoric species, mostly ones that are extinct. It focuses primarily on fossil data, using a variety of physical, chemical and biological techniques to analyse them.

Horseshoe crabs are often referred to as the "living fossils" of our planet -- the four ... On the other hand, the tri-spine horseshoe crab is considered endangered. The study underscores the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A record 47% of the European Union’s electricity now comes from solar and other renewables, with a ...

The connection between Trump’s rise and policy choices and American business leaders is especially true for the top fossil fuel billionaires, says the Climate Accountability Research Project (CARP).

The fossil was unearthed in the 1950s in a former lignite mining area in the Geiseltal in Germany. It was initially misclassified and thus led a shadowy existence until its rediscovery.

Research led by the Department of Sociology & Anthropology at Ohio University has found evidence of hominin activity at a Romanian fossil site dating to at least 1.95 million years ago.

In the scorching desert of Peru’s Pisco Basin, a major fossil discovery has been made. Paleontologists have unearthed the nearly complete fossil of a colossal shark that prowled the ancient seas ...

spine and hind limbs before its destruction. “What we saw in the historical images surprised us all. The Egyptian dinosaur fossil depicted there differs significantly from more recent ...

The Sterkfontein excavation site, which exposes the ancient deposits that once formed underground and contain Australopithecus fossils. The fossil-bearing red sediments clearly contrast with the grey ...

The lumbar spine includes the five vertebrae in your lower back numbered L1 to L5. These bones help provide mobility and stability to your back and spinal column and are an attachment point for many ...

Fossils of these mysterious stalks, dating to between 350 million and 420 million years ago, reveal “trunks up to 24 feet … high and as wide as 3 feet,” reported National Geographic’s Anne ...

but the president’s opening words — and subsequent plans to declare a national energy emergency — underscore his intent to push his executive powers to the limit to boost fossil fuels.