Recently, a video showing peoplecollecting marine fossils from the summit of a mountain went viral, leaving many puzzled.

Scientists have just revealed their findings on what are being described as the most pristine trilobite fossils ever found. The fossils, which show both hard exterior features and soft inner tissues, ...

Spiders are not well represented in the fossil record. Their soft external skeletons don't typically preserve well -- except at a few exceptional sites around the world. There is one remarkable spot ...

A recent study found that many of the fossils from Germany's Posidonia shale do not get their gleam from pyrite, commonly known as fool's gold, which was long thought to be the source of the shine.

A recent study published in Earth Science Reviews examines how both the shine and excellent preservation of fossils discovered at Germany’s Posidonia Shale is not the result of pyrite (aka fool’s gold ...

For a long time, scientists believed that parasitic relationships between marine species developed much later in Earth’s history. But new fossil evidence from Morocco suggests otherwise. A recent ...

New research has transformed scientists' understanding of how spectacular fossils with delicate soft tissues form. New research at the University of Leicester has transformed scientists' understanding ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Their soft external ...

All that glitters is not gold, or even fool’s gold in the case of fossils. A recent study by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and collaborators found that many of the fossils from ...