Earlier this summer, on a family vacation to visit some family in Fernandina Beach, Fla., I rediscovered one of my first loves: looking for fossils. It turns out that area is well-known for finding ...

When you think about the extinct creatures that once dominated Earth, you probably imagine towering dinosaurs or trumpeting wooly mammoths. However, during a time in history that would have been ...

CHICAGO — Sixty-five miles southwest of Chicago, a small hill that looks like a prop from an Indiana Jones movie breaks up the flat, monotone landscape. Consisting of shale, sandstone and rocks from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A captivating new species of arachnid from the late ...

An amateur fossil hunter found a mammoth tusk in a Mississippi creek. Experts said it was the first mammoth tusk found in the state. Mammoth tusks can offer unique insight into their lives, including ...

Sixty-five miles southwest of Chicago, a small hill that looks like a prop from an Indiana Jones movie breaks up the flat, monotone landscape. Consisting of shale, sandstone and rocks from an old coal ...