Paleontologists often gather truckloads of fossils from the mines, but mummies are special and rare. Photos from inside the gold mines and the lab offer a glimpse at the ancient past. Miners are ...

Gold miners in the Yukon are discovering mummified ancient animals from the Ice Age. Paleontologists often gather truckloads of fossils from the mines, but mummies are special and rare. Photos from ...

In Colorado, scientists made a very big and plentiful find of bones dating back to the Ice Age. Tom Bearden reports on what kind of fossils were unearthed and what the new findings can tell us. For ...

Uniquely is a Merced Sun-Star series that covers the moments, landmarks and personalities that define what makes living in the Merced area so special. The Columbian mammoth once roamed through parts ...

Long ago, approximately 2.6 million years ago during the Ice Age, prehistoric animals roamed throughout the U.S., including Louisiana. Prehistoric megafauna like the mastodon, which were large, ...

Adjacent to Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, the 315-acre Ice Age Fossils State Park opened in 2024 with a state-of-the-art visitor center and three trails. One of the trails takes you ...

Kayak in the desert, marvel at Earth’s oldest trees, discover Ice Age fossils and more. On the world stage, Nevada may be best known for the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas. But beyond the neon lights ...

The much-anticipated Ice Age Fossils State Park in North Las Vegas is set to open Jan. 20, the Nevada Division of State Parks announced this month.

CORYDON, Ind. (AP) A southern Indiana cave discovered three years ago that's yielded a treasure trove of ice age fossils opens to the public for the first time next weekend. Indiana Caverns' owners ...