South Africa is well known for its fossil heritage, a record of plants and animals that tells us what the world was like long ...

"The mammoth itself would have looked like a much bigger version of a modern-day elephant — up to 13 feet tall, and weighing 14 tons," noted the Peterborough Telegraph. Jordan, who reportedly found ...

Shutterstock Finding dinosaur bones is not something that is exactly common, but it isn’t unheard of either. Today, most old ...

Did you know there are hidden fossils from the time of the dinosaurs buried at the Smithsonian National Zoo? In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax slithered over to the zoo — ...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. - The discovery of a monster's rare tooth, not seen in millions of years, was made last weekend in South Carolina. A family from Florida unearthed the exciting find – a massive ...

As a teen, road trips to Dorset meant three things: Moores biscuits, swimming at the Durdle Door arch, and fossil hunting. We visited the seaside towns of Lyme Regis and Charmouth for exquisite fish ...

Two researchers discovered what may be the longest snake ever to have crawled across the continent when they uncovered the fossilized remains of a partial vertebral column in Western India.

Fossils from more than 600 species can be found in the area dating back to 23 million years ago. Forgive Felicia Ludwig for getting all cosmic about it, but that’s just how she feels about fossil ...