Discover the accuracy of dating methods and fossils because of the scientific approach used.

Through fossils scientists have been able to study the evolution of whales. Read this article to take a closer look at the details.

The American Institute of Biological Sciences offers this article by Niles Eldredge, evolutionary theorist and curator at the American Museum of Natural History. Eldredge begins with Darwin's theories and summarizes subsequent thought,...

Uncover the evolutionary past of the mysterious bats. Find out about their amazing ability to use sonar, the threat of rabies they carry, and conservation efforts to save the species.

Find out about the ways that species change and evolve over time and generations.

In this transcript of an interview filmed for the PBS series "Evolution," scientists Ted Daeschler and Neil Shubin describe the discovery and significance of some of their key fossil finds.

This in-depth article illustrates the concept of geologic time, and helps the learner understand why fossils are rare.

This article, published by Scientific American (July 11, 2002), highlights the discovery of a nearly complete skull of the oldest and most primitive member of the human family known yet. This fossil, found in central Africa, contains a...