Once found in the jungles of Africa, researchers in South America have now discovered links tying these extinct primates to the continent—painting an incredible story of survival against the odds.

Yet, most studies on mammal diversification have focused on the Northern Hemisphere. The general view that the quality of the fossil record of South American clades is too limited has precluded ...

A study led by researchers at the American Museum of Natural History presents the oldest known example in the fossil record of an evolutionary arms race. These 517-million-year-old predator-prey ...

Australian and US scientists discovered a new species of prehistoric snapping turtle after re-examining an unidentified fossil on display in a Northern Territory museum. The new species ...

This fossil promises to change the narrative. Expert fossil expert Al Mannering meticulously prepared the find so it could be scanned using a medical CT scanner to image the bones that were too ...

atomic blast just a mile away. Here’s the story of this living fossil that refuses to age—or die. In the first three seconds after “Little Boy” detonated over Hiroshima, temperatures ...

NAGOYA -- What were until now thought to be the oldest human fossils found in Japan, known as the "Ushikawa man," are actually the bones of a bear, researchers recently announced. The fossilized ...

Humans have a long history of misinterpreting ancient fossils. Here are 10 creatures from the dinosaur age that looked way different than we thought. When you purchase through links on our site ...

The English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark announced the discovery of ancient tree fossils belonging to the predecessors of the palm tree, shedding more light on the region’s rich geological ...

Authors Scott Evans and Ian Hughes mapping Uncus specimens on a fossil bed surface at Nilpena Ediacara National Park. A fascinating fossil discovery in remote South Australia sheds light on an ...

Uncus dzaugisi fossils preserved on LV-FUN bed at Nilpena Ediacara National Park. Credit: Gene Oh The discovery of Uncus dzaugisi, a 555-million-year-old fossil in South Australia, confirms ...

These animals diverged from the ancestors of elephants around 27-25 million years ago (Oligocene epoch ... Orange County, New York. The fossils were recovered by a team of paleontologists from the New ...