The Paleontological Research Institution in Ithaca, which is home to the Hyde Park mastodon and the largest number of fossils from New York and Antarctica, faces a funding cliff.

There are literally decades of research... based on a premise that this article overturns,” said one paleontologist.

A new study sheds light on how these reptiles become “mummies” and paints a picture of what these ancient animals looked like.

Lichens were already widespread more than 410 million years ago, according to a new international study that identifies a fossil from Brazil as one of the oldest lichen in Earth's history.

Researchers have uncovered dozens of long-misidentified coelacanth fossils in British museums, some overlooked for more than a century. The study reveals that these ancient “living fossils” thrived in tropical seas during the Triassic Period,