From the Gold Rush to World War II to the rise of Silicon Valley, the Bay Area’s history is rich, varied, often problematic ...

From the Gold Rush to World War II to the rise of Silicon Valley, the Bay Area’s history is rich, varied, often problematic ...

Mastodon bones are rare discoveries, but Orange County, N.Y., has proved to be a national hotbed for these extraordinary ...

Mastodon bones dating back some 13,000 years now sit in the New York State Museum in Albany. They were recently found in the backyard of an Orange County, New York home.

They are cousins to the modern elephant and the also extinct woolly mammoth. More than 150 mastodon fossils have been discovered across the state of New York, one-third of which come from ...

More than 150 mastodon fossils have been found across New York State, about a third in Orange County, Scotchtown’s home, though it’s been 11 years since the last complete jaw surfaced.

"This mastodon jaw provides a unique opportunity to study the ecology of this magnificent species, which will enhance our understanding of the Ice Age ecosystems from this region. "Fossils are ...

Scientists plan to conduct carbon dating and analysis to learn more about the mastodon's life. The fossil will be displayed in 2025. The remarkable discovery happened after the homeowner found ...

Scholars are hailing the discovery of a fossilized mastodon jaw discovered by a man who spotted two giant teeth while gardening at his upstate New York home this year.The mastodon jaw and some ...