The stunning limestone walls and floors that are a hallmark of Asia Society Texas Center's architecture are also home to fossils dating to the Jurassic era. Learn about some of the different types of ...

In the aftermath of the giant asteroid that crashed into the Yucatan Peninsula about 66 million years ago, approximately 75% ...

Menu Local Geology History, Resources, and Facilities Geologic History of Southwestern Ohio The same forces that cause volcanoes, mountains, and ocean basins also cause climatic changes that have ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Editor's note: The attached video above is from a story about Fossil Park that aired on Aug. 5, 2021. Ohio has a rich and fascinating history. In northwest Ohio alone, historical ...

When you get to the Grand Canyon and gaze out at the incomprehensibly large sight in front of you, you might not even notice the life right beneath your feet. When you stand on the rim of the canyon, ...

The ancient oceans of Earth have been shrouded in mystery for centuries, and every decade, humans come one step closer to understanding the past. A recent discovery by the National Park Service in the ...

Late one night last September, I received a phone call from a stranger. The man, the owner of a stone-cutting workshop near Cairo, told me he had seen something strange—some kind of fossil—while ...

Excavated from a hayfield near Warrensburg, Fossil Pond and its limestone evoke an age 300 million years ago when a vast sea covered much of the Midwest, including Kansas City. Gary Rhoades From a ...

The 150-million-year-old Solnhofen Limestone in southern Germany contains prehistoric lagoon deposits known for yielding wonderfully preserved fossils, including those of pterosaurs: flying reptiles ...

Donald G. MacVicar Jr., 21-year-old Amherst senior and chemistry major, got the idea in a college bull session. After he tested it in the laboratory, MacVicar decided he had the answer to a problem ...