A few things on this planet are old enough to make history books look recent, and that includes some living trees that have ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

In 1931, the Skhūl I fossil was uncovered at Mugharat es-Skhūl (the Cave of the Children), also known as Skhūl Cave, Israel.

Buried for 209 million years, a tiny flying reptile and its ancient neighbors just emerged from Arizona’s Triassic past.

Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest – but an independent analysis shows they might be off by ...