How paleontologists interpret the fossil record is about to change, as new research challenges our understanding of bone ...

Of all the abductions, this one is different.

Scientists reclassified a long-misunderstood fossil from Brazil as a new genus, Franscinella riograndensis. Using advanced microscopy, they discovered spores preserved in situ—a rare find that links ...

For decades, paleontologists have adhered to the idea that fossilization gradually replaces organic materials with minerals, erasing all traces of life’s biological components. This belief has shaped ...