The fossils offer a rare glimpse into a cataclysmic event that brought a sudden end to the greatest explosion of life in our ...

In the world of paleontology, the biggest bones usually grab the loudest headlines. But ...

A fossilized foot found in the dusty sediments of northern Ethiopia has reopened one of paleoanthropology’s most ...

In northeastern Brazil, a fossil that had quietly sat in a museum for decades has now rewritten a small part of the history ...

Ethiopian researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery that fundamentally challenges our understanding of human evolution by uncovering fossil evidence of a previously unknown species that ...

An analysis of marine fossils from the Upper Miocene Chagres Formation in Panama, most belonging to the Myctophidae family, discovered four new species, one of which has been named in honor of Brigida ...

The most famous example of such exquisitely preserved Cambrian fossils is the Burgess Shale of Canada.

The fossil was among the remains of 12 ancient bird species and four frog species found in a cave near Waitomo — marking the first time such a large cache of million-year-old fossils has been ...

A rare Homo habilis skeleton from Kenya reveals how early humans moved, climbed, and adapted more than two million years ago.

Blood tests are useful tools for doctors and scientific researchers: they can reveal a lot about a body’s health. Usually, a blood sample is taken to get a picture of the large molecules that are ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

East-west coastlines trap marine species during warming, blocking escape routes and increasing extinction risk over millions ...