Studded with molten clumps of minerals (chondrules) distributed like currants in a fruitcake, the Allende meteorite, as it came to be known, contains the oldest material in the Smithsonian ...

The fossilized remains of the "seagull-sized" pterosaur were discovered in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. The post ...

Museum ichthyologist Cristhian Conde-Saldaña uses evolutionary genetics to study freshwater fishes and document at-risk ...

The Peoria Riverfront Museum dedicated its self-curated mineral exhibit, featuring a 10-foot-tall amethyst tower, with ...

“Ancient DNA has produced a revolution in our understanding of recent human origins,” said Daniel Green, field program ...

The team named the new pterosaur species Eotephradactylus mcintireae. The generic name means ‘ash-winged dawn goddess’ and references the site’s volcanic ash and the animals’ position near the base of ...

A version of this story was published in 2017; it has been updated for 2024. This article was originally published on ...

The City of Light features some of the best museums in the world, but some of the most intriguing collections may be ones you ...

Advances in geophysical technology and computer imaging now permit mapping of geologic features at various depths beneath the Earth’s surface in more detail than ever before. Geophysical methods, ...