The Ediacara Biota are some of the strangest fossils ever found—soft-bodied organisms preserved in remarkable detail where ...

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. Fossils Are Where You Find Them -- 1. Fantastic Fossils -- 2. How Are Fossils Formed? -- 3. What Kinds of Rocks Yield Fossils? -- 4.

A team of international scientists has discovered new fossils at a field site in Africa that indicate Australopithecus, and the oldest specimens of Homo, coexisted at the same place in Africa at the ...

Charles Helm does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Nearly 30 years ago, Newport resident Kent Gibson headed out with his dog to the beach one day to look for agate and jasper, types of gemstones he collected as a hobby at the time. He picked up what ...