36 specimens, present at the Smithsonian Institution and the Royal Ontario Museum, from the Cambrian Period of the Burgess Shale of Canada, were examined. (Photo: Getty) Evolution has been one of the ...

A body fossil of a thorny-headed worm (Acanthocephala) has been dated to the Jurassic period, about 165 million years ago. It has characteristics of both Acanthocephala and tiny animals called ...

Dinosaurs' apparent decline prior to asteroid may be due to poor fossil record Date: April 8, 2025 Source: University College London Summary: The idea that dinosaurs were already in decline before ...

Americans love college sports, and so do oil and gas companies. About 96% of more than 2,000 fossil fuel ads aired during live national games between 2022 and 2024 were during college football and ...

Several partial fossil skeletons of Batrachotomus are known from sites in Baden-Württemberg. It looked like a crocodile with long, upright limbs and was an agile, four-legged predator that grew up to ...

(Dustin Bleizeffer/WyoFile) Share this: For about half the travelers who stop in, Fossil Butte National Monument is merely a rest area on a lonely stretch of U.S. Highway 30 about 9 miles west of ...

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Fossil fuel activist investor Elliott Investment Management is keeping up the pressure on fossil fuel producers and utility giants around the world to wind back their focus on renewables and ...

I attended the media preview for Edelman Fossil Park & Museum of Rowan University earlier this month in my best Jurassic Park shirt — the one that says “Clever Girl” with a velociraptor on it. Don’t ...

Global private equity and venture capital investments in fossil fuels are gaining momentum as major players in the oil and gas industry streamline their portfolios and divest assets. Private ...

A new species of fossil from 444 million years ago that has perfectly preserved insides has been affectionately named "Sue" after its discoverer's mom. The result of 25 years of work by a ...