Scientists have recovered genetic material from a skull found in northeastern China, which they say reveals the most complete ...

A rare, nearly complete skull of an ancient amphibian has been unearthed in North Central Texas. The discovery was made by ...

A giant, strong-jawed salamander once tunneled through ancient Tennessee soil. And thanks to a fossil unearthed near East ...

On the 50th anniversary of her partial skeleton’s discovery, Lucy commands much more name recognition than other fossils from humankind’s evolutionary family, known as hominids or ...

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary in his upcoming, second administration.

A cache of human-like fossils from China has perplexed scientists for decades, defying explanation or categorization. The ...

A Fossil Gets Its Name From a Revived Indigenous Language. After scientists found an extinct burrowing amphibian on Eastern Shoshone land, members of the tribe gave it a name in their language.