In a major breakthrough for the ages, scientists have discovered a rare sea creature that has existed since the time of the dinosaurs!

New discoveries from several archaeological sites in North and South America suggest that ancient people first arrived in the New World much earlier than scientists once thought.

Vaguely dog-like” animal is one of the oldest-known close cousins of modern mammals. Researchers have discovered the oldest ...

A new study explores how variations in Mars' crustal thickness during its ancient history may have influenced the planet's magmatic evolution and hydrological systems. The research suggests that the ...

Natural History Museum scientists and their partners across the world named almost 200 species in the last 12 months.

If all the world's a stage and all the species merely players, then their exits and entrances can be found in the rock record ...

The Arctic is home to pristine artifacts. A few archeologists are rushing to find them, and the critical clues they can offer ...

The discovery of a newly identified species — the oldest saber-toothed animal found and an ancient cousin to mammals — fills ...

A 205-million-year-old fossil, Cryptovaranoides microlanius, was confirmed as the oldest modern lizard, shifting Squamata ...

A newly discovered fossil dates back to between 270-280 million years ago, pushing back their existence by around 15 million ...

The origin of mammals is shrouded in mystery, but every fossil clue helps rewrite the story. A new discovery on a ...

Researchers analyzed radioisotopes in layers of fossilized volcanic ash. Decay of uranium to lead within tiny crystals enabled scientists to precisely pinpoint dates for certain events. They ...