Most fossils (like the Ichthyosaur fossil seen above) are dated using the radiocarbon method which looks at the ratio of C-14 to normal carbon in samples Wild Horizon / Contributor/Getty Growing ...

An international team of geologists and paleontologists, led by Dr Ryan Tucker from the Department of Earth Sciences at Stellenbosch University, has unveiled a revolutionary approach to dating ...

These radioactive elements decay at known rates, effectively acting as a built-in clock that reveals precisely when the eggs were buried millions of years ago. This natural timekeeping mechanism has ...

An international team of geologists and paleontologists led by Dr Ryan Tucker from Stellenbosch University is revolutionising the field of paleontology with a novel methodology that directly dates ...

Discover new insights into Denisova Cave fossils, an essential paleoanthropological site for understanding human evolution. Nestled in the foothills of southern Siberia’s Altai Mountains, Denisova ...

Researchers have found that fossilized dinosaur eggshells contain a natural clock that can reveal when dinosaurs lived. The technique delivers surprisingly precise ages and could revolutionize how ...

Growing emissions from the burning of fossil fuels are threatening the effectiveness of radiocarbon dating, according to new research. The dating method has been used for decades to accurately ...

Some Australopithecus era fossils may be close to a million years older than previously thought. Darryl Granger, a professor of earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences in Purdue University’s College ...

Roadworks near the South African town of Grahamstown have uncovered a large number of well-preserved fossils, some previously unknown to palaeontologists, the South African National Roads Agency ...

Fossils dating back a staggering 183 million years have been unearthed from a Midland farmer's field off the M5. The archaeological treasures have been dug up from Court Farm at Cotswolds village ...