Subduction zones, where one tectonic plate dives underneath another, drive the world’s most devastating earthquakes and tsunamis. How do these danger zones come to be? A study in Geology presents ...

Most foraminiferan species reside on the seafloor, but paleontologists are particularly interested in planktonic species, ...

Key Fossils: Stromatolite, Conophyton sp., from Mexico, lived 1 billion–720 million years ago. Stromatolites are mounds of layered rock that formed when cyanobacteria trapped sediments in intertidal ...

San Pedro High School discovered a deposit of marine fossils on campus in 2022 and began collaborating with local paleontologists to uncover secrets from the Palos Verdes Peninsula's geological past.

• Paleo Zone, featuring fossils displays by members of the North Carolina Fossil Club, the Smithsonian, and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. • Dino Zone, featuring life-size ...