WILD OF THE WEEK Jay Damm took in one of the esoteric pursuits in Chicago outdoors and went fossil hunting at Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area, where fossil hunting opens March 1.

And their fervor to discover has driven prices and egos sky-high in today’s commercial fossil market. Adam Holm’s family has been hunting fossils on Mazon Creek near his Morris, Ill., ...

A man from Hull who quit his full-time job so he could focus on his hobby of fossil hunting now earns an impressive £40,000 a year. Mark Kemp, 38, discovered his love for fossils around 15-year ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) New fossil discoveries in the Himalayan foothills of northern India have revealed ancient carnivorous mammals, including mustelids, viverrids, and felids. Among ...

A dip in sales is causing Texas fashion retailer Fossil to close numerous retail stores as it tries to drive profit. In an outline of its turnaround plan, the maker of watches, handbags and ...

Some of the oldest mammoth fossils have been hidden in the permafrost for centuries. Today the permafrost is rapidly thawing as a result of climate change, and fossils are washing into the Adycha ...

Wróbl stopped by the Lublin Provincial Conservator of Monuments to drop off the head of an ax he had discovered while out fossil hunting ... along the edges of hills, officials said.

Time to get fossil hunting. Omanyte and Omastar are easily recognizable by their spiral shell and blue squid-like bodies. While Omanyte looks friendly with wide eye, its evolution? Not so much.

Chasteen has been hunting for more than 10 years and believes he has found over a million fossils. “Love to teach the hobby to new people. Most of the fossils we’re finding are between 12,000 ...

But since the 1990s, thousands of fossils with feathers and fur have been discovered. In some cases, traces of melanosomes – cell organelles that contain the pigment melanin – can be seen when ...

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 William Paterson University professor has filed a lawsuit claiming his irreplaceable collection of 380 million-year-old fossils was lost by college officials and ended up in a landfill.