A cartoon showing how anomalous earthquakes near the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults in southern California work in regions deep below the Earth's surface.

Geoscientists find unexpected ‘deep creep’ near San Andreas, San Jacinto faults

The fossilized trees contain information about a drastic climate change 12,000 years before present.

Searching for clues on extreme climate change

Ediacara biota

Earth’s oldest animals formed complex ecological communities

Kalligrammatids in Burmese amber

Fossils reveal diverse Mesozoic pollinating lacewings

Antarctic ice sheet

Volcano under ice sheet suggests thickening of West Antarctic ice is...

Morganucodon

Tiny fossils reveal how shrinking was essential for successful evolution

This graphic shows how the ancient land masses of Laurentia, Avalonia and Armorica would have collided to create the countries of England, Scotland and Wales.

Geologists reveal ancient connection between England and France

Pahvantia hastasta

Half billion year old fossils offer new clues to how life...

tarsometatarsus

“World’s Largest Bird” Ancient bird bones redate human activity in Madagascar...

fossil mollusks

The walking dead: Fossils on the move can distort patterns of...

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