Hidden for 550 Million Years, This Newfoundland Fossil Site Is Rewriting Early Life on EarthScientists unearthed significant fossils near Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland. These ancient life forms from 550 million years ago are rewr...
31 Mar, 2026, 01.06 PM IST
Bigger than a blue whale: 11-year-old's discovery of 6.5-foot jawbone reveals Earth's largest marine reptileA young girl's fossil find in England has led to the discovery of Ichthyotitan severnensis. This ancient marine reptile was enormous, compa...
15 Mar, 2026, 12.13 PM IST
18,000 Dinosaur Footprints Set a Record: And Some Are Swim TracksBolivia's Torotoro National Park has yielded an unprecedented 18,000 dinosaur fossil traces, including thousands of footprints and swim mar...
17 Feb, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
Trace Earth’s story through time, fossils and wildlife at The Natural History Museum Abu DhabiThe Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi showcases prehistoric life and contemporary biodiversity, offering a journey through Earth's past, pre...
03 Feb, 2026, 06.52 PM IST
Suspected dinosaur-era fossils found during pond excavation in Jaisalmer; GSI probe orderedFossil-like remains, including a large bone-shaped structure and petrified wood, have been unearthed near a pond in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer d...
21 Aug, 2025, 03.06 PM IST
Stunning Jurassic highway: Hundreds of dinosaur footprints unearthed in Oxfordshire quarryResearchers have discovered hundreds of dinosaur footprints in an Oxfordshire quarry. The prints include tracks from the predator Megalosau...
02 Jan, 2025, 10.01 PM IST
'Chinese Dragon': Fossils of 240-million-year-old reptile unveiledA 10-year study of Dinocephalosaurus orientalis was done at the Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology, Beijing, part...
24 Feb, 2024, 10.35 PM IST
Scientists reveal 280-million-year-old fossil may have been partly forgedA recent discovery published in the journal Palaeontology suggests that a 280-million-year-old fossil, known as Tridentinosaurus antiquus, ...
17 Feb, 2024, 01.52 PM IST
Flowering plants originated 250 million years ago: StudyFlowering plants may have originated between 149 and 256 million years ago, according to a study published today. Researchers found that fl...
05 Feb, 2018, 03.15 PM IST
- Fossil research discovers growth mystery of world's earliest trees
Beijing, Oct 24 (IANS) A joint research project by scientists from China, Britain and the US has discovered how the earliest trees on earth...
24 Oct, 2017, 08.17 PM IST
Ancient whales were predators not gentle giants: Scientists30 Aug, 2017, 11.05 AM IST
2.6-million-yr-old `priceless' fossil on sale for just Rs 4500Rajeev Patnaik, an expert in vertebrate palaeontology said the skull, with its upper jaw still intact, was priceless because there are only...
25 Jul, 2017, 01.00 AM IST
- Early humans reached North America 130,000 years ago: Study
New York, April 27 (IANS) Early humans probably reached North America 130,000 years ago -- 115,000 years earlier than previously thought, c...
27 Apr, 2017, 05.25 PM IST
- 'Century-old Indian dinosaur fossils yet to be recovered, restored'
Kolkata, Nov 10 (IANS) A section of fossil records of Indian dinosaurs, described by British geologist Charles Matley in the early 20th cen...
10 Nov, 2016, 07.33 PM IST
Dinosaurs fled Europe over 100 million years agoThey migrated out of Europe between 125 and 100 million years ago after the original super continent broke up, according to a new study.
25 Apr, 2016, 02.00 PM IST
Why the Planet X is making headlinesWell, a new hypothesis suggests that this potential extra planet could be responsible for mass extinctions on Earth.
03 Apr, 2016, 05.19 AM IST