Early Cambrian fossils reveal how a small, shelled animal evolved to deal with attacks from a predator. The finds confirm a popular hypothesis, until now lacking in clear evidence, about what drove ...

Egypt's Wadi Al-Hitan — or "Valley of the Whales" — is famous for its abundance of fossils from the Eocene epoch.

Discover Uncus dzaugisi, a 555-million-year-old worm-like fossil, offering the first Precambrian evidence of Ecdysozoa ...

At least five trackways were found in Oxfordshire, revealing a dynamic environment from about 166 million years ago.

The palm-sized animal was uncovered in Hualongdong cave, where scientists are studying the humans who lived there 30,000 ...

Such treasures were presented to the world in 2024 that have changed the way we see life on Earth, both in the evolution of ...

Since Shiyan sits on a treasure trove of relics related to their origins, evolution and development of mankind, experts say ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest known animal with saber teeth: a predator that lived 270 million years ago. This animal, from before the age of the dinosaurs, was a dog-like creature that was ...

A 13-million-year-old species of turtle has been discovered after its fossil sat in a display case at an NT museum for ...

A 555-million-year-old fossil found in South Australia provides crucial evidence for the Precambrian origins of Ecdysozoa, ...

Researcher Christopher J. Bae identified Homo juluensis, a new human species that coexisted with Denisovans in Asia. A University of Hawaiʻi researcher may have identified a new human species, Homo ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur called Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus in Kyrgyzstan, the first Jurassic theropod ...