Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A geology professor and his student at Rogers State University (RSU) made a remarkable discovery just before spring break. Dr.

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 ...

Fossils can reveal traces of an ancient world, but their exact age is not always easy to discern. Palaeontologists have traditionally relied on a range of methods to date fossil sites, some more ...