When Phil Stokes discusses trilobites, mucrospirifer brachiopods or bryozoans, his eyes light up and his speech accelerates. He is clearly the right man for his job: running one of the nation’s ...

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 ...

An amateur fossil hunter found a mammoth tusk in a Mississippi creek. Experts said it was the first mammoth tusk found in the state. Mammoth tusks can offer unique insight into their lives, including ...

Vera Korasidis works for the University of Melbourne. I’m a palaeontologist. That means I study fossils and learn about the ancient history of life on Earth. People ask me lots of questions about ...