fossils

Meet Jun Ebersole, the man who proves Alabama is actually the "Shark Tooth Capital of the Cosmos." As the Director of Collections at the McWane Science Center, Jun spends his days elbow-deep in everything from 37-million-year-old "sea monsters" to... well, 100 pounds of whale brain. In this episode of Quick-Fire Quips, his passion for Alabama's "paleo-biodiversity" is infectious. Catch the full conversation to find out why your backyard might be a scientific goldmine!

The Montgomery Zoo and Mann Wildlife Learning Museum is thrilled to announce the return of the anticipated Dino Dig event to be held on April 6. The event offers an immersive experience for children, aged 4-12 years old, that indulges their curiosity and encourages them to explore the fascinating world of dinosaurs.

In Antarctica, the Thwaites Glacier is the widest glacier on the planet. Its stability is in jeopardy due to the massive landform losing about 50 billion tons of ice more than it is receiving in snowfall within a year. Accelerating ice loss has been observed since the 1970s, but it is unclear when this significant melting initiated, until now.

An assistant professor in the Auburn University Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology recently found evidence that termites living millions of years ago mated the same way termites do today.

A recently published paper by a UA paleontologist shows a rare soft tissue discovered in a crab fossil. The crab lived 75 million years ago in the area of present-day South Dakota. Most animals and plants never fossilize with the exception of hard parts such as shells and bones and soft tissues such as muscles and gills.

The Alabama Museum of Natural History is hosting a Paleontology Show and Tell. The event is for kids in first through third grades.

On Saturday, April 8, the Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Alabama Paleontological Society will be hosting a free fossil Track Meet from 11 am until 3:30 pm in the Grand Gallery of Smith Hall.

A 12-year-old boy from Bay Minette, Alabama, recently discovered a rare fossil in Greene County.The University of Alabama says Aiden Taylor was on a…

An expert on dinosaur fossils will speak at the University of Alabama Thursday night. It’s part of a lecture series on evolution called ALLELE. Emory…