Geologists and paleontologists sample ice, rock and fossils to reconstruct past climates ... bird feathers and the bony plates (scutes) on turtle shells. Recent studies, for instance, have applied ...

The foul stench of penguin poop sets Antarctic krill on edge. In lab experiments, the mere scent of penguin droppings — or guano — sent krill scrambling for escape, researchers report March 20 in ...

A blast from the past! Archeologists unearthed fossilized bone fragments in a cave in Spain that may represent a previously unknown species — making it the oldest-known human fossil ever ...

In a cave in northern Spain, researchers have discovered pieces of a fossilized face belonging to an ancient human ancestor — the oldest human fossil ever found in Western Europe. The remains ...

Fossils have a way of captivating everyone, no matter their profession or the species unearthed, but ... [+] there’s something about Megalodon that grips the imagination like no other ...

Millions of years ago, Los Angeles was underwater, a vast prehistoric sea teeming with creatures that largely don't exist ...

Travelers can get their hands dirty and track down ancient dinosaur fossils, jewels and more treasures through excursions across the country. Families planning a visit to Mantua, New Jersey ...

A TSA official said it is the first time he has seen anything like this. A Pennsylvania man attempting to go through airport security was discovered to have been hiding a living turtle in his ...

Fossilized bone fragments unearthed in a cave in northern Spain in 2022 have revealed a previously unknown human population that lived more than 1.1 million years ago, according to new research.

For years, we've all had a childish giggle whenever we saw the Phillies and Pirates play, and the NBC Sports Philadelphia score bug would read P 0 0 P -- a scoreless game, but yeah, it says POOP.

A turtle! TSA said the body scanner triggered an alarm in the area of the man's groin, leading to the surprising discovery. A TSA officer conducted a pat-down and found something concealed in the ...