Geology Explore Geology Fossils Grid List Latest about Geology Scientists reveal face of 10-foot 'killer tadpole' that terrorized Earth long before the dinosaurs By Lydia Smith published 5 May 23 With huge teeth and large eyes, Crassigyrinus scoticus was specially adapted to hunt in the coal swamps of Scotland and North America. 462 million-year-old fossilized eyes and brains uncovered in 'secret' Welsh fossil site By Patrick Pester published 2 May 23 Wales' new "Castle Bank" fossil site could be among the world's most important deposits. Scientists find strange underwater volcano that 'looks like a Bundt cake' By Sascha Pare published 26 April 23 The Saildrone Surveyor mission discovered the unnamed, 3,200-foot-tall formation in February while mapping the seafloor off the coast of California. Scientists find weird holes on the ocean floor spewing ancient fluids 'like a fire hose' By Stephanie Pappas published 24 April 23 Understanding the movement of fluids in the Cascadia subduction zone can help researchers pinpoint the risk of earthquakes Never-before-seen 'crystal-like matter' hidden in a chunk of fossilized lightning is probably a brand new mineral By Harry Baker published 14 April 23 The potential new mineral was discovered in a chunk of "fossilized lightning," or fulgurite, that was left behind when a tree in Florida was struck by lightning. What's the highest a mountain can grow on Earth? By JoAnna Wendel published 8 April 23 Although a mountain could theoretically grow taller than Mount Everest, forces like gravity and erosion work against it. 'Absolutely gobsmacking' gold nugget worth $160,000 unearthed by metal detectorist in Australia By Jennifer Nalewicki published 4 April 23 An amateur gold digger in Australia has unearthed a massive gold nugget worth $160,000. Trilobites had a hidden third eye, new fossils reveal By Jennifer Nalewicki published 21 March 23 What had multiple eyes and a hard shell? A trilobite, that's what. Ancient marsupial sabertooth had eyes like no other mammal predator By Jennifer Nalewicki published 21 March 23 The wide-set eyes and exaggeratingly long teeth likely helped Thylacosmilus atrox become a successful hunter. Oldest 'fish-lizard' fossils ever found suggest these sea monsters survived the 'Great Dying' By Harry Baker published 17 March 23 The fossilized remains of an ichthyosaur dating back to shortly after the Permian mass extinction suggest that the ancient sea monsters emerged before the catastrophic event. 123456789Archives Live Science newsletter Stay up to date on the latest science news by signing up for our Essentials newsletter. Name: Your Email Address : Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Thank you for signing up to Live Science. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST READMOST SHARED1Rare green fireball explodes over Australia, creating bright flash visible for hundreds of miles2Decades-old question surrounding the start of the tree of life could finally be solved3300,000-year-old footprints reveal extinct humans went on a lakeside family outing among giant elephants and rhinos4Strange star system may hold first evidence of an ultra-rare 'dark matter star'5A rare type of black hole never proven to exist could be orbiting our galaxy right now, Hubble telescope reveals1'Mini kangaroos on steroids' make comeback in South Australia after disappearing for 100 years2Rare green fireball explodes over Australia, creating bright flash visible for hundreds of miles3Decades-old question surrounding the start of the tree of life could finally be solved4Strange star system may hold first evidence of an ultra-rare 'dark matter star'5Climate change could trigger gigantic deadly tsunamis from Antarctica, new study warns
Scientists reveal face of 10-foot 'killer tadpole' that terrorized Earth long before the dinosaurs By Lydia Smith published 5 May 23 With huge teeth and large eyes, Crassigyrinus scoticus was specially adapted to hunt in the coal swamps of Scotland and North America.
462 million-year-old fossilized eyes and brains uncovered in 'secret' Welsh fossil site By Patrick Pester published 2 May 23 Wales' new "Castle Bank" fossil site could be among the world's most important deposits.
Scientists find strange underwater volcano that 'looks like a Bundt cake' By Sascha Pare published 26 April 23 The Saildrone Surveyor mission discovered the unnamed, 3,200-foot-tall formation in February while mapping the seafloor off the coast of California.
Scientists find weird holes on the ocean floor spewing ancient fluids 'like a fire hose' By Stephanie Pappas published 24 April 23 Understanding the movement of fluids in the Cascadia subduction zone can help researchers pinpoint the risk of earthquakes
Never-before-seen 'crystal-like matter' hidden in a chunk of fossilized lightning is probably a brand new mineral By Harry Baker published 14 April 23 The potential new mineral was discovered in a chunk of "fossilized lightning," or fulgurite, that was left behind when a tree in Florida was struck by lightning.
What's the highest a mountain can grow on Earth? By JoAnna Wendel published 8 April 23 Although a mountain could theoretically grow taller than Mount Everest, forces like gravity and erosion work against it.
'Absolutely gobsmacking' gold nugget worth $160,000 unearthed by metal detectorist in Australia By Jennifer Nalewicki published 4 April 23 An amateur gold digger in Australia has unearthed a massive gold nugget worth $160,000.
Trilobites had a hidden third eye, new fossils reveal By Jennifer Nalewicki published 21 March 23 What had multiple eyes and a hard shell? A trilobite, that's what.
Ancient marsupial sabertooth had eyes like no other mammal predator By Jennifer Nalewicki published 21 March 23 The wide-set eyes and exaggeratingly long teeth likely helped Thylacosmilus atrox become a successful hunter.
Oldest 'fish-lizard' fossils ever found suggest these sea monsters survived the 'Great Dying' By Harry Baker published 17 March 23 The fossilized remains of an ichthyosaur dating back to shortly after the Permian mass extinction suggest that the ancient sea monsters emerged before the catastrophic event.
