It was in egg-cellent condition. Argentine paleontologists found a real diamond in the rough after happening across a perfectly preserved 70 million-year-old dinosaur egg during an excavation. “It was ...

Dinosaur eggs filled with giant crystals are found in China, revealing new clues about prehistoric development.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists excavate dinosaur egg nests in Mongolia's Eastern Gobi Basin. National Geographic Explorer Lindsay Zanno and her team ...

Fossils are a direct window into a time that can span back millions of years. The well-preserved bones, teeth, and claws help in scientific research and are no less fascinating to visitors in the ...

In the Cretaceous period, Earth was plagued by widespread volcanic activity, oceanic oxygen depletion events, and mass extinctions. Fossils from that era remain and continue to give scientists clues ...

Laser method could help to pinpoint the age of many fossils, but some palaeontologists say further research is needed to verify the technique. Scientists in China have calculated the direct age of a ...

A huge fossil site in central India has revealed 92 dinosaur nests and 256 eggs, making it one of the largest hatcheries ever ...

Half a dozen dinosaur eggs, each around the size of a grape, were recently saved from a construction site in China. Researchers say the tiny fossilized shells are exceptionally well preserved. When ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image: Musée Parc dinosaures de Mèze Imagine brushing away 72 million years of sediment and uncovering hundreds of dinosaur eggs, ...

Dinosaurs hatched eggs less efficiently than modern birds, according to new research. The study suggests that – unlike modern birds – the now extinct reptiles may have used the sun’s warmth to help ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A major paleontology discovery in southern France has revealed an ...