Manufactured objects will form distinctive, if sometimes hard to interpret, clues to human existence, paleontologist authors ...

Plastic bottles, smartphones, chicken bones – and the wider debris of everyday life – are tipped to outlast human civilisation and become the defining fossils of our age.

Scientists discovered a 400-million-year-old fossil known as Prototaxites, which does not belong to any known life form ...

The fossilization process itself can take anywhere from a matter of days to millions of years. Waiting for mineral-rich ...

Many of today's everyday items are destined to become fossils after millions of years, but scientists have suggested that ...

Scientists have discovered a fossil that appears to belong to an unknown species. Found in a remote location, this fossil ...

Fossil fuels powered the industrial revolution. Would aliens need a similar power source to jump-start a technical revolution ...

Wind turbine blades will become fossils due to their durable materials. Scientists call these "technofossils." ...

An analysis of a 30,000-year-old fossil vulture from Central Italy has revealed for the first time that volcanic rock can ...

In a world increasingly aware of the environmental impact of fossil fuels, researchers are embarking on a venture to find ...