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.

This week’s WoW is a beautiful example of how the natural processes of fossilization and diagenesis* can sometimes create breathtakingly unique and intricate pattern formations. This fossil is a ...

In 2006, a team of Spanish and American researchers found the fossil remains of a whale, 4.5 million years old, in Bonares, Huelva. Now they have published, for the first time, the results of the ...

A new study from the University of Liverpool has rewritten how we understand the fossilization process It was long believed that the fossilization process destroys all organic material But new ...

Valentina Rossi received funding from The Palaeontological Association (UK) and The Paleontological Society (USA). She is currently receiving funding from the European Research Council ...

Scientists discovered exceptionally preserved Ediacaran fossils in sandstone. (Image: Geology) Scientists solved how Ediacaran soft-bodied fossils survived in sandstone. Ancient seawater chemistry and ...

A trip to a natural history museum will showcase on full display the plethora of incredible extinct creatures that once dominated our Earth. It's hard to imagine that these creatures were once living, ...