Snorkelers had found "what superficially looked like circular column bases, and paved floors," but no other signs of life, such as pottery

Previously, scientists had thought that creatures living in the southernmost regions of the planet would have been in a less perilous position during the mass extinction event 

Using a scanning electron microscope to examine minute fossils, researcher finds circular drill holes that may have been formed by an ancient relation of Vampyrellidae amoebae

The site on the Aucilla River dates back 14,550 years

"For tens of millions of years before their ultimate demise, dinosaurs were beginning to lose their edge as the dominant species on Earth."

UA researcher Nicholas Strausfeld says that for many, the 2012 discovery of a fossilized brain was hard to believe. Today, he’s changing minds.

Study shows declines in whales, fish, seabirds and large animals damage Earth’s nutrient cycle

The specimen was fossilized with remarkably intact guard hairs, underfur, tiny hedgehog-like spines, and even evidence of a fungal hair infection

An ancient mammoth unearthed in a farmer's field southwest of Ann Arbor last week may provide clues about the lives of early humans in the region

Researchers discovered the reddish brown color of two extinct species of bat from fossils dating back about 50 million years