Tiny plankton shells used to reconstruct past polar ocean temperatures may contain two different chemical stories, a new ...

The ancient cephalopod, Nanaimoteuthis haggarti, appears to have been an apex predator that rivaled mosasaurs to rule ...

LONDON (AP) — A 300-million-year-old tentacled sea creature has lost its crown as the world’s oldest octopus, after scientists found evidence that it’s not an octopus at all.

Community members will come together to honor the life and legacy of former Mayor and City Commissioner Patricia Paruch ...

FILE -Field Museum and Chicago's skyline is seen from Soldier Field prior to an NFL preseason football game between the Chicago Bears and the Tennessee Titans, Aug ...

A team cracked the case by examining the fossil using a synchrotron, which produces beams of light by accelerating electrons ...

Below the waves, giant marine reptiles, such as the fearsome 4m (13ft) long mosasaurs, were the undisputed apex predators. In artistic reconstructions of these ancient oceans, cephalopods – the animal ...

Washington is full of earthly treasures. Local rockhound experts share their tips for how to find and collect agates, quartz ...

A 12,000-year-old fossil bed has been confirmed in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu after heavy rains, offering new insights into ...

As congressional Republicans accuse climate scholars and lawyers of colluding to influence the judiciary, a symposium hosted ...

The 'Kraken' of Norse mythology is one of the most famous sea monsters, often depicted as a giant octopus attacking passing ...

Bill Eibner and Brea Wear were on a gravel (sand) bar searching for fossils and artifacts on the Cottonwood River just east ...