Researchers have discovered the oldest known example of a predator-prey “arms race,” based on their study of ancient fossils. This ancient predator-prey relationship took place 517 million years ago ...

More than 3.5 billion years ago, the Earth was not the hospitable world we know today. The atmosphere lacked oxygen, the seas ...

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At the end of the Paleocene and beginning of the Eocene epochs, between 59 to 51 million years ago, Earth experienced dramatic warming periods, both gradual periods stretching millions of years and ...

This hunt started with fossil shells but turned into something unexpected. Inside several fossils were calcite crystals formed over thousands of years. Florida geology created the perfect conditions ...

In a warmer climate, summers warm much faster than winters, according to research into fossil shells. With this knowledge we can better map the consequences of current global warming in the North Sea ...

Longtime fossil collector Barry Norbeck donated thousands of shells and other invertebrate fossils to the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons, Md., on Jan. 9, 2026. Museum officials described the ...

An examination of an aquatic, shrimplike creature that lived half a billion years ago offers insight into how arthropods with mandibles became so common. By Rebecca Dzombak About 70 percent of the ...

A construction project at San Pedro High School in Los Angeles revealed nearly 9-million-year-old sea creature fossils buried under the school. Scientists believe the area was once fully underwater, ...

Rhode Island beaches offer a variety of finds for beachcombers, including sea glass, shells, rocks, and even fossils. Popular spots include Sachuest Point for rocks and shells, Barrington Town Beach ...