With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since ...

The microfossil, discovered at Loch Torridon, contains two distinct cell types and could be the earliest example of complex multicellularity ever recorded, according to the researchers. The fossil ...

Ammonite fossils, an example is shown here, are sea creatures that became extinct about 65 million years ago. Fossil remains have been found in rocks of all ages. Fossils of the simplest organisms ...

With 14% of all greenhouse gases coming from fossil fuel chemical synthesis, cell factories offer an alternative which could help the U.K. government meet the target of net zero by 2050.

Thank you all so much for your continued interest in Fossil Atmospheres and please consider visiting our Zooniverse site to help with leaf cell analysis. Ginkgo trees evolved before the dinosaurs, ...

They are still common structures today. The fossils within consist of a series of cell-sized, presumed prokaryotic fossils. The paleontological community widely accepts these fossils as the ...

Two fossils named Ardi and Lucy provide evidence for human evolution. Both were found in Africa. Ardi is a female human-like fossilised skeleton that dates from 4.4 million years ago. Ardi's bones ...