David adds, 'We don't know about many dinosaurs that lived in jungle or mountain environments. Fossils are very unlikely to form in such situations.' The most common way an animal such as a dinosaur ...

However, under certain special conditions, a fossil can form. After an animal dies, the soft parts of its body decompose leaving the hard parts, like the skeleton, behind. This becomes buried by ...

Scientists discover a 555-million-year-old creature that could move on its own. That was a big deal back then.

Fossils are rare because their formation and ... Nevertheless, the processes that affect the carcass form an important part of the context scientists need to best understand the circumstances ...

Fossils containing certain minerals can be particularly fragile. For example, when crystals of iron pyrite, which is also known as fool’s gold, form in fossils it can have a dramatic effect. Paul ...

It’s named, fittingly, the Poozeum, and it opened earlier this year in Williams, Arizona, a small town about an hour south of ...

How fossil fuels contribute to climate change is now well understood: the burning of hydrocarbons releases carbon dioxide (CO 2), which accumulates in the atmosphere to cause global warming.

It’s estimated to take around 200 years for a piece of polyester clothing to break down meaning that every item of polyester ...

A damning new report by Textile Exchange has revealed that the production of fossil fuel-based fabrics ... garment ever made still exists in some form, haunting our planet.” ...