Fossil wood serves as a vital archive for understanding Earth’s past terrestrial ecosystems. The structural features preserved in fossil wood, such as growth rings and cellular arrangements, offer ...

Louisiana may be known for its bayous, but among its acres of petrified trees millions of years old, you’ll find some hidden ...

Prehistoric trees like Ginkgo and monkey-puzzles still have close relatives that go back at least to the time of the ...

Researchers studying fossilized wood on Barro Colorado Island in the Panama Canal recently discovered that an Early Miocene mangrove forest once covered the area. A volcanic flow likely buried and ...

An artist’s reconstruction of the fossilized landscape, plants and animals found preserved in a remote bonebed in Petrified Forest National Parkin Arizona (Brian Engh, courtesy of the Smithsonian’s ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Hand-carved tub made from unique Indonesian fossilized wood Chance to tailor-make the design to fit any bathroom size or style One-off design can never be replicated Jessica Engholm loves scouring the ...

According to a new study, Walton-on-the-Naze is the best place to find fossils in the U.K. The resort town is filled with shark teeth, fossilized wood, and ancient plant artifacts. Places such as ...