A revolutionary study from the University of Liverpool has upended fundamental assumptions about the fossilization process, potentially transforming how scientists approach the study of ancient life.

Traces or perforations caused by living organisms after an animal's death can be found on various dinosaur bone remains.

A surprising discovery in the feathers of a fossil vulture from central Italy has revealed that volcanic deposits can preserve delicate tissue structures in unprecedented detail, offering new insights ...

For many years, it was widely believed that fossils no longer contained any original organic molecules as the fossilization process was thought to destroy them. Now, a groundbreaking study, led by the ...

For many years, it was widely believed that fossils no longer contained their original organic molecules as the fossilisation process was thought to destroy them. However, a groundbreaking study, led ...

A fossil that appears to shine like gold has been quietly misleading scientists for decades. Found in black shale deposits in southwest Germany, these 183-million-year-old remains, mostly ammonites, ...

Palaeontologists discover molecular evidence of phaeomelanin, the pigment that produces ginger coloration. Phaeomelanin is now toxic to animals – this discovery may be first step in understand its ...

Deep-time fossils usually don't reveal the sex of the ancient creature, but new research aims to change that. Reading time 6 minutes How can you tell if a dinosaur is female or male? It’s one of the ...

Scientists have studied a 133-million-year-old fossil of a flying reptile. The findings reveal that oxygen-dependent microbes ...