For more than 150 years, scientists have debated whether Prototaxites—which stood roughly 24 feet tall and 3 feet wide—were ...

Target identification is the process of identifying the direct molecular target – for example protein or nucleic acid – of a small molecule. In clinical pharmacology, target identification is ...

A "remarkable" tree fossil has been discovered - which reveals the "English Riviera" Devon coast was once a volcanic island covered in palm trees.

With distinct tolerances for temperature and drought, fossil junipers play a crucial role in understanding the changing climate of the last Ice Age, and how junipers can survive our climate future, ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of prehistoric turtle from what was once a lush forest in Central Australia, after re-examining an unidentified fossil on display in the Northern Territory's ...

It’s the ID. Buzz. What’s the score then? Full camper van? Seven seats? The promise of regular breakdowns? No ‘California’ camper van version just yet, in fact word on the street is that ...

A study led by researchers at the American Museum of Natural History presents the oldest known example in the fossil record of an evolutionary arms race. These 517-million-year-old predator-prey ...

Our bodies use these antigen molecules, amongst their other purposes, as identification markers to separate 'self' from potentially harmful not-selves. If these markers do not match up when receiving ...

Australian and US scientists discovered a new species of prehistoric snapping turtle after re-examining an unidentified fossil on display in a Northern Territory museum. The new species ...

The New Lisbon Police Department said Virgil Thew should be considered armed and dangerous. Do not approach him, and call 911 if you see him. The New Lisbon Police Department said Virgil Thew ...

Fossils are not discovered with taxonomic labels affixed. It is the task of the paleontologist to identify the Linnaean group (i.e., taxon) to which a fossil belongs. The proposed taxonomic ...

This fossil promises to change the narrative. Expert fossil expert Al Mannering meticulously prepared the find so it could be scanned using a medical CT scanner to image the bones that were too ...