Illinois’ commercial fossil trade is alive and well thanks to collectors who are motivated by money, science and the hunt — and who test the outer bounds of legality.

A sneak peek at upcoming street fairs, festivals, concerts, performances, art shows, library events, community meetings and more.

The story told by these Carbon Age creatures is nothing less than the emergence of the first reptiles and amphibians ... plastic pails filled with water or ice. Wittry calls it a “bucket ...

If you’ve ever been to Cedar Creek Lake, then chances are you’ve driven right past my grandmother’s old honky-tonk, the ...

Pokemon Legends: Z-A revealed its starting trio during the Pokemon Day Pokemon Presents, and it reignited a dream I had since ...

A new study, published in Historical Biology, has revealed a stunning fossil discovery in Vienna, reshaping our understanding ...

So, how did that happen? During the Ice Age, Ireland and England were too frigid to be suitable habitats for cold-blooded reptiles such as snakes. But then, 10,000 years ago, when the glaciers ...

Deep in the heart of Texas with the (slightly reformed) rabble-rouser whose raw, rock-infused twang is climbing the charts.

We celebrate International Women’s Day by featuring another series of famous female geologists both past and present.

The Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo is a must-visit during a trip to Gulf Shores or Orange Beach, Alabama. The little zoo that co ...

Rocks of that age contain traces of an asteroid that struck ... Often called mammal-like reptiles—they looked like a cross between a dog and a lizard—the synapsids were Earth's first great ...