Radioactive minerals in eggshells can help scientists pinpoint a fossil’s age with stunning accuracy. Scientists excavate dinosaur egg nests in Mongolia's Eastern Gobi Basin. National Geographic ...

It was in egg-cellent condition. Argentine paleontologists found a real diamond in the rough after happening across a perfectly preserved 70 million-year-old dinosaur egg during an excavation. “It was ...

This simple science experiment shows how to make a balloon fly without using helium. By mixing vinegar and baking soda, you create carbon dioxide gas that inflates the balloon through a natural ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is one of the most anticipated events of the year, bringing in hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world, and ...

View post: Stores Open on New Year’s Day 2026 A research team, led by Bi Zhao of the Hubei Institute of Geosciences, uncovered the fossils at the Qinglongshan site in the Hubei Province. Utilizing an ...

Dating dinosaur eggs has always been tricky because traditional methods rely on surrounding rocks or minerals that may have shifted over time. Now, for the first time, scientists have directly dated ...

A clutch of 28 dinosaur eggs found in the Qinglongshan fossil reserve in central China is about 86 million years old, according to scientists who used an “atomic clock” method to date the samples.

Hands wearing knitted gloves hold a small drill in one hand and a rubber bulb in the other. The instruments are poised over a fossilized dinosaur egg. A researcher takes a sample from a dinosaur egg ...

In the Cretaceous period, Earth was plagued by widespread volcanic activity, oceanic oxygen depletion events, and mass extinctions. Fossils from that era remain and continue to give scientists clues ...

Crystals hidden inside dinosaur eggs at a famous fossil site are giving scientists a chance to do something that’s long proven elusive: figure out how old the ancient nests really are. Finding these ...

Parents will want to help their children learn to avoid wasting money and to build wealth over time. This can be a very important subject to cover at home, since it is not likely to be an area of ...