When we think of fossils it is usually of dinosaurs, or perhaps the beautiful spiral shape of an ammonite picked up on a beach during a summer holiday. We see fossils as ancient relics of the deep ...

A 340 million-year-old fossil found in a wall in Tuam, Co Galway, is being unveiled at a public exhibition in the town today. The fossil was discovered on a rock in a stone wall in 2017. Known as ...

An international team of researchers has discovered a new fossil worm lizard species in Tunisia. Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi is the largest known species of the Amphisbaenia group, with a ...

16:14, Thu, Sep 5, 2024 Updated: 16:14, Thu, Sep 5, 2024 A rare dinosaur-age fossil has been found which could point to the origins of molluscs - the spineless soft-bodied species of creatures which ...

Researchers unearthed a fossil of the world's largest worm lizard, Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchez, in Tunisia. Dating back 50 million years, this giant amphisbaenian measured over three feet long ...

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The recent launch of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket marked several historic milestones. The 21-year-old crew member Karsen ...