One afternoon in May 2015, Chris Haefner knelt on the grass in the churchyard, digging a hole with his steel-forged rock hammer, a tool he described as a clawhammer. He had carefully carved away a ...

Although roadcuts can be dangerous locations to seek rocks, minerals and fossils, several roadcuts in York County have produced several noteworthy nice and unique mineral specimens. Be respectful of ...

Gars have the slowest rate of evolution of all jawed vertebrates, having barely changed since first appearing at the time of the dinosaurs. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

An artist's rendering of two massive Ichthyotitan severnensis—a newly discovered species—swimming in the open ocean some 200 million years ago. Gabriel Ugueto Fifteen-year-old Ruby Reynolds has been ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. To wander the halls of a natural history museum today is to be transported back into the age of ...