This research shows how close examination of even microscopic fossils can reveal large-scale patterns such as ocean ...

A fossil discovery from Alabama reveals a rare and dramatic glimpse into the dangers of Cretaceous oceans, where even top predators were vulnerable.

Scientists at Curtin University have solved a long-standing mystery about how some of the world's best-preserved fossils ...

Our Earth’s atmosphere was not always the safe haven it is today. New research, informed by ancient ocean fossils, provides a glimpse into a time when our planet’s atmosphere was inhospitable and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Foraminifera, like the one seen here, are considered the gold standard for analyzing conditions of the ancient ocean, as their ...

In 2015, a fossil treasure trove, comprising 30,000 teeth and bones, was discovered on the remote Arctic island of Spitsbergen. After years of work, paleontologists have identified these fossils as ...

Whether you love spiders or can't be within 10 feet of them, you probably think of them crawling around on land. And based on the fossil record, most researchers would probably say the same thing. For ...

A lost cache of 250-million-year-old fossils from Australia has rewritten part of the story of life after Earth’s worst mass extinction. Instead of a single marine amphibian species, researchers ...

Examples of fossil lower beaks of squids from the Late Cretaceous discovered in this study. Scalebar: 1mm. Credit: Ikegami et al., Science, June 26, 2025 Squids first appeared about 100 million years ...

A study of ancient corals has revealed troubling implications as humankind contemplates the prospect of rising sea levels in the near future. Researchers from universities in Australia, New Zealand, ...

Bountiful remains of foraminifera reveal how organisms responded to climate disturbances of the past Tim Vernimmen, Knowable Magazine Studying foraminiferan fossils can help us understand how the ...

A recent study has made microscopic fossils messengers from a warmer world, showing that the tropical Pacific Ocean could be much more stable—and robust—than previously thought. Analyzing nitrogen ...