Scientists have uncovered new clues about some of Earth’s earliest fish, shedding light on the ancient origins of vertebrates ...

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A newly identified dinosaur fossil from Brazil is offering fresh clues about how ancient animals once moved across continents ...

A fossil tyrannosaur pulled from the badlands of southern New Mexico has forced paleontologists to rethink when giant ...

“Living fossil” is often misused, but chitons really haven’t changed much in about 300 million years.

Turns out Toby’s new trick is thousands of years old. A pair of recently discovered fossils from Africa has immortalized a small critter’s 126,000-year-old butt-dragging habit, according to ...

Marine fossils discovered near the summit of Mount Everest reveal that the world’s highest mountain was once part of an ancient ocean floor before tectonic collisions lifted the Himalayas.

Biologists identify a new species of "living fossil" chiton through cutting-edge mitochondrial genome sequencing.

Imagine you’re walking to work when you unwittingly make a massive contribution to science. That was the experience for a Southern California science teacher who discovered a never-before-seen whale ...

At a remote and barren Sahara desert site in Niger, scientists have unearthed fossils of a new species of Spinosaurus, among the biggest of the meat-eating dinosaurs, notable for its large ...

When he shook hands with the amateur fossil hunter in 1988, Richard Hebda, head of botany at the Royal B.C. Museum, was not ...