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Nestled in the heart of Washington Park, adjacent to a McDonald’s and a gas station, is the University of Chicago’s brand-new fossil lab—one of the largest of its kind. Officially opened to the public ...

Despite seeming like a relatively stable place, the Earth's surface has changed dramatically over the past 4.6 billion years. Mountains have been built and eroded, continents and oceans have moved ...

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is set to become the home of the state’s first radiocarbon dating laboratory after federal funding for the project was secured through congressional appropriations. ...

Soon, residents of Chicago’s South Side won’t have to travel to the Field Museum to see a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton—there will be one in their own backyard. Paleontologist Paul Sereno’s Fossil Lab at ...