AN animal that was believed to have been extinct has been rediscovered in the UK. Almost 80 years since it was last spotted, ...

The medical use of horseshoe crabs highlights the dilemma between human safety, environmental sustainability, and scientific ...

The genetic link between bones discovered thousands of miles away from each other suggests a prehistoric migration route.

New research reveals that early humans changed Europe’s landscapes long before farming began, using fire and hunting to alter ecosystems.

When picturing the earliest animals on Earth, most people imagine ancient fish or tiny marine creatures drifting through ...

Researchers say they have uncovered a case of mistaken identity and found evidence of a species called Nanotyrannus lancensis ...

Wyoming's badlands have yielded two mummified duck-billed dinosaur fossils, revealing the first-ever evidence of hooves in ...

The Chumash people were master seafarers who built plank canoes called tomols to navigate the Santa Barbara Channel and trade with neighboring islands. They developed complex social structures, ...

Unlike many Florida attractions that demand your full attention (and wallet), the overlook asks nothing of you except your presence. There’s no right or wrong way to experience it – no prescribed path ...

Paleontologists in China have described a new species of the coelacanth genus Whiteia on the basis of two fossilized ...

Can you guess the animal based on its close-up? Let's put your animal knowledge to the test. Take our quiz and see if you can identify the scaly critters and furry mammals featured in our close-up ...