A newly discovered Triassic reptile from the UK looked more like a racing greyhound than a crocodile, built for speed on land ...

A unique salamander-like animal with a twisted jaw has made experts rethink what happened after the Carboniferous Rainforest ...

Scientists discovered a 13-foot python in Taiwan from a single fossil vertebra, revealing a lost apex predator.

Fossils found in Niger belong to a newly identified Spinosaurus species that had a dramatic skull crest and likely hunted ...

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Lost marsupials have been found alive in New Guinea after 6,000 years, highlighting hidden biodiversity and conservation ...

Limestone cliffs and cave systems hold clues to a prehistoric ocean.

The longest animal on Earth isn’t what you think. It’s a drifting, gelatinous predator whose reach reshapes how we define ...

By sequencing ancient DNA from the fetus, scientists revealed a severe genetic bottleneck that reshaped Neanderthal history ...

A hiker recently noticed an out-of-place object in his path while trekking through the hills of Mallorca, Spain. After ...

Come face-to-face (or, face-to-fossil) with prehistoric ocean predators in an upcoming exhibition from London’s Natural ...

Researchers revisited the 1970s discovery of ancient stone tools at Monte Verde—an iconic site in Chile that transformed our ...