Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Nicole Peavey was 5 years old when she decided she wanted to be a paleontologist. At the time, it would be another decade before “Jurassic Park” hit theaters ...

For paleontologists who study animals that lived long ago, fossilized remains tell only part of the story of an animal's life. While a well-preserved skeleton can provide hints at what an ancient ...

France’s Show-Stopping Fossil Finds How could we kick off this year in paleontology without highlighting the three ...

The late scientist is credited with creating a subfield devoted to the trace fossils left behind by the extinct reptiles. By Laura Baisas Published Dec 9, 2023 8:00 AM EST Get the Popular Science ...

The United States finalizes the Louisiana Purchase from France, adding the land from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains to its territory. Meriwether Lewis, of the legendary duo Lewis and ...