On Nov. 14, the Bruce Dice Mineralogical Museum unveiled an ammolite fossil, as well as a painting by student Elizabeth Ayers ...

Researchers discovered a prehistoric ecosystem filled with giant marine reptiles, revealing an unparalleled level of food web complexity. Predators that dominated the oceans 130 million years ago were ...

Scientists working on the Arctic archipelago’s largest island, Spitsbergen, uncovered a 249-million-year-old bonebed on the ...

The brilliant iridescent hues found in ammolite come from tiny air gaps in the fossils’ layers, a new study finds.

Ammolite comes from the fossilized shells of extinct squidlike critters called ammonites. Scientists knew the secret to the fossils’ flamboyant appearance lay somewhere in their layers of nacre, or ...

In this video, we cut a huge geode purchased on eBay to determine its authenticity as a valuable find or just a $55 rock.

Learn how the fossils of ancient organisms help scientists navigate deep time — and uncover Earth’s hidden history.

In what has become a highly anticipated staple in London’s calendar of festivities, the Natural History Museum has today officially kicked off its yuletide with the unveiling of its annual Christmas T ...

The Natural History Museum has launched its 2025 Christmas jumper collection, which also extends to dogs, with the help of ...