With a wetsuit and goggles, paleontologist John Moretti searches for fossils in the stream that flows through Bender's Cave ...

A rare fossil discovery is shedding light on the “missing years” of early sponge evolution. Scientists found a ...

In the D.C. region, conversations often start with, “What do you do?” WTOP’s new series “Working Capital” profiles the people doing the work that makes the D.C. region unique. As Diana Boudreau shaves ...

Scientists uncover the truth behind a well-known fossil, Pohlsepia mazonensis, showing the "world's oldest octopus" was not ...

New fossils suggest early apes originated in Africa, strengthening evidence that all modern apes trace their roots to the ...

A famous 300-million-year-old fossil that was thought to be the world's oldest octopus—even featuring in the Guinness Book of ...

For a change, this week’s column does not feature food. Instead, I couldn’t resist writing about National Fossil Day, which is celebrated on the Wednesday of the second full week of October. This year ...

“It’s easy to get me excited about anything related to fossils,” says Amy Atwater. That’s a pretty good quality to have when you’re the director of paleontology at Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison – and ...