Barry Norbeck donated thousands of documented fossil shells to the Calvert Marine Museum on Jan. 9, 2026, enhancing its Miocene collection with material from now-inaccessible sites along Calvert ...

By Elizabeth Devitt They’ve been called “bubble chasers,” and “seep seekers,” though they sometimes call themselves “flare ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs. The hell ant existed over 100 million years ago, ...

From palm-sized Megalodon teeth to rare fossil gems, this hunt delivered everything we dream about. These are hands-down the best shark tooth finds we’ve ever pulled out of Florida. Every discovery ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In the heart of Charlottesville, Virginia, there exists a wonderland where the past lives on in gleaming wood, sparkling crystal, and the soft patina of well-loved treasures. Hellen Story Antiques isn ...

THE TWO VIRGINIAS (WVVA) - Are you planning to hunt over the holidays or in early next year? Yes, buck firearm season just ended last week, but many seasons are still open in West Virginia and new ...

Tardigrades are survivors. For more than 500 million years, the microscopic “water bears” have spread all over the planet and endured some of the harshest conditions Earth has to offer. Now a new ...

Fossils from Qatar have revealed a small, newly identified sea cow species that lived in the Arabian Gulf more than 20 million years ago. The site contains the densest known collection of fossil sea ...