There are already plenty of reasons why you might want to get out your Terrain Manipulator and dig a big ol' hole on one of No Man's Sky's quintillions of planets. Maybe you've scanned and located a ...

Costa Mesa’s Halecrest Park transformed into an archeological dig site Tuesday, as kids sifted through a massive sand pit with brushes and shovels, searching for replica saber-tooth cat and megalodon ...

Were you the kid that spent hours digging in the dirt looking for treasures growing up? Or perhaps you’re still fascinated by the science of fossils and prehistoric creatures? Well, it’s not out of ...

Out at the dig site, dozens of aspiring paleontologists crouch over the rocky landscape with trowels, picks and brushes, ...

Fossils that are bigger than the palm of a hand must be reported to a ranger, and digging or breaking rocks against each other isn't allowed. The visitors center also has a small museum where they can ...

One scorching day last September, Annie Méchin crouched over a slab of red clay on a remote patch of farmland near Marseille, on France’s Mediterranean coast. Méchin was scraping away at the clay when ...

New Jersey is known for many things: the Jersey Shore, Atlantic City and the Sopranos. But it’s now becoming known for something else — a hotbed of dinosaur activity. When an asteroid hit Mexico 66 ...

Paleontologist Dr. Kenneth Lacovara continues to unearth enthusiasm for the Cretaceous Period—a time when much of our coastal plain was under water. Tri-state area residents came out in droves on ...

New Jersey is a hotspot for ancient fossils. With just a sifter, a trowel, and a sense of curiosity, you can come face-to-face with New Jersey’s prehistoric past. Dr. Dana Ehret, curator of natural ...