A new study by the University of Minnesota challenges previous classifications paleontologists use to determine how the ...

Ph.D. candidate Michael Chiappone simulated real-world floods at the University of Minnesota’s St. Anthony Falls Laboratory.

A new study by researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities challenges previous classifications paleontologists use ...

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

Several massive, three-toed footprints etched in limestone were discovered near Big Sandy Creek during cleanup after the July 5 flood. Some of the dinosaur tracks were hidden by brush; others had been ...

Torrential rains causing historic flooding in southern Brazil have revealed a "very well-preserved" dinosaur fossil dating back some 200 million years, according to the research team who discovered it ...

Learn how fossils form through sedimentation and mineralization. Discover types like moulds, casts, and trace fossils in our guide.

It was once a common belief that the Earth was around 6,000 years old. This world view began to be discredited in the 18th century. Rock layers with fossils hinted at a long, long prehistory. Over the ...

TV host and science-education advocate Bill Nye on a Thursday CNN appearance warned that extreme weather events, including last weekend’s deadly Texas floods, could become the norm if the U.S.

Photo released by the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) on July 18, 2024, showing the site where a dinosaur fossil was discovered in Sao Joao do Polesine, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Heavy rains ...