Palaeontology is the study of prehistoric species, mostly ones that are extinct. It focuses primarily on fossil data, using a variety of physical, chemical and biological techniques to analyse them.

The dearly deceased moths, beetles, butterflies and more tell stories ... Like other exhibits at the museum, their collection of fossil vertebrates features holotypes – specimens that provide ...

They can invade your home, eat your plants, and endanger your family’s health. Blister beetles are an example of a pest that’s dangerous to both your health and your crops. Blister beetles ...

The connection between Trump’s rise and policy choices and American business leaders is especially true for the top fossil fuel billionaires, says the Climate Accountability Research Project (CARP).

The fossil was unearthed in the 1950s in a former lignite mining area in the Geiseltal in Germany. It was initially misclassified and thus led a shadowy existence until its rediscovery.

In the scorching desert of Peru’s Pisco Basin, a major fossil discovery has been made. Paleontologists have unearthed the nearly complete fossil of a colossal shark that prowled the ancient seas ...

At the time, paleontologist Ernst Stromer von Reichenbach (1871-1952) assigned the fossil to the genus Carcharodontosaurus, meaning shark-toothed lizard. Measuring about 10 metres long ...

The June bug is also called the May beetle or June beetle. There are over 100 species of June bugs, and all of them start their lives as white grubs once they hatch from their eggs. These grubs ...

Fossils of these mysterious stalks, dating to between 350 million and 420 million years ago, reveal “trunks up to 24 feet … high and as wide as 3 feet,” reported National Geographic’s Anne ...

but the president’s opening words — and subsequent plans to declare a national energy emergency — underscore his intent to push his executive powers to the limit to boost fossil fuels.

France’s low-carbon electricity output surged to more than 95% of annual power production for the first time in 2024, as rising nuclear and hydro generation squeezed the use of fossil fuels.