The Cambrian Explosion is a landmark moment in the history of life on Earth when many of the major groups of animals first ...

Chance discovery of 365-million-year-old fossil reveals new species The large fish, spanning nearly a metre on the lake bed, lived in waters thick with rival fish, including giants several times ...

Some animals seem out of place at first glance. Sometimes that can be chalked up to the limits of imagination, but other ...

A team of researchers has identified and described Vulcanoscaptor ninoti ("the Camp dels Ninots volcano digger"), a ...

Dominated by carbon-rich swamps and forests proliferating across Earth's rocky surface, the Carboniferous period saw a boost in atmospheric oxygen and vast quantities of carbon dioxide trapped in ...

Macroinvertebrates include snails and larvae of dragonflies, caddisflies, mayflies and stoneflies, among others. They can be ...

Neanderthals in two nearby caves used different techniques when butchering animal carcasses in what is now Israel, according ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur — one that was dog-sized and roamed what is now the United States around 150 million years ago alongside familiar dinosaurs like stegosaurus ...

In short: Wildlife experts are concerned that endangered animals in WA's South West that are not considered "cute" are being ignored. They say there are hundreds of endangered species that people ...

A new dinosaur species, named Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, has been unveiled at London’s Natural History Museum.

A newly discovered species of dinosaur is going on display in London’s Natural History Museum. Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae was a speedy, two-legged herbivore, 64 centimetres tall and 180 cm ...

Mom of YouTuber Mikayla Raines remembers her daughter's relentless fight to save animals "She made such an impact, even though she struggled so much," Sandi Raines, Mikayla's mother, told USA TODAY.