Ancient animal history is extremely difficult to reconstruct, for a number of reasons. Some of the earliest creatures in existence were soft-bodied and microscopic, leaving behind very little ...

Found in New Guinea, both animals were only known from the fossil record and thought to be extinct for thousands of years.

A newly identified sponge order, Vilesida, produces sterols linked to the oldest-known animal biomarkers, supporting the idea ...

Critically endangered Māui dolphins cannot afford losses; learn how scientists study carcasses to protect every living animal ...

In the very heart of the ancient lands of Eurasia, a major scientific discovery has shed new light on one of the oldest and ...