Aquatic organisms usually end up being buried in fine mud and silt, which are more likely to preserve delicate structures ...

Many specimens were found with feathers and fur intact, which would have been destroyed by volcanic activity. Instead, ...

Discover the beauty of Oregon's national parks. From Crater Lake to historic trails and monuments, explore the diverse ...

Layers of volcanic rock in eastern Oregon, the Willamette Valley and the Columbia Basin have created fertile soil for farming ...

Coelacanths are strange fish that are currently only known from two species found along the East African coast and in ...

Layers of volcanic rock in Eastern Oregon, the Willamette Valley and the Columbia Basin have created fertile soil for farming ...

Geologists found evidence in the way enigmatic sandstones called Tava formed in the Rocky Mountains hundreds of millions of ...

Lucy’s discovery transformed our understanding of human origins. Don Johanson, who unearthed the Australopithecus afarensis ...

Scientists can’t know precisely when a volcano is about to erupt, but they can sometimes pick up telltale warning signs.

Around 700 million years ago, the Earth cooled so much that scientists believe massive ice sheets encased the entire planet ...