Kyle tries geocaching for the first time in Gainesville, Florida, but he does not show up empty-handed. Instead of leaving ordinary trinkets, he brings fossil shark teeth, crystals, an echinoid, a ...

For decades, people imagined Megalodon as a giant version of a great white shark, but new research suggests that picture was ...

Centuries before modern science could more accurately explain the natural world, brief animal sightings often inspired terrifying legends of mysterious beasts, scaled dragons, and sea serpents. These ...

Yet here we are, and that’s exactly what happens at Fossil Beach in Westmoreland State Park near Montross, where the Potomac ...

Maira Mendez recently completed her bachelor’s degree in geosciences at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

Ancient shark fossils uncovered in Ireland are offering scientists a rare glimpse into marine life that existed more than 330 ...

The beaches we enjoy today were once ancient oceans.

The first ever fish fossils have been discovered in the Burren. The unearthing of 330 million year-old fossil shark teeth has ...

Hidden along Florida’s Gulf Coast is one of the most unusual fossil-hunting destinations in the United States. Venice, ...

Florida hides a quirky roadside mine where visitors dig for gemstones, fossils, geodes, and ancient shark teeth.

Want to find natural wonders in Maryland that feel like dreams? These 9 spectacular places offer breathtaking beauty and ...

These animals look all wrong. Not wrong like broken, wrong like they belong to a different Earth version. The frilled shark ...