Around 400 million years ago, Earth’s oceans were dominated by massive sea scorpions. Scorpions, as we know them today, are ...

A study from the University of Leicester describes a newly identified fossil species that is 444 million years old, with its ...

Fossilized footprints and tracks dating back 50 million years ago discovered at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument ...

2025 — The idea that dinosaurs were already in decline before an asteroid wiped most of them out 66 million years ago may be explained by a worsening fossil ... Apr. 1, 2025 — More mammals ...

Some 215 million years ago in what is now northwestern Argentina ... in a press release. Crocodiles as Living Fossils Crocodylians are often referred to as “living fossils.” But that may be a bit of a ...

Discovered 25 years ago, a 444-million-year-old marine arthropod fossil stumped paleontologists, as they couldn’t identify its exact species. Sarah Gabbot, who originally discovered the specimen, ...

were already in place at least 16 million years ago. "What this shows is that playing dead and hiding pays off," said Fiorentino. "Uncovering a unique fossil like this helps us understand how long ...

Tiny reptile fossils are revealing more about life in the U.K. during the time of the dinosaurs. The Middle Jurassic, which lasted from around 174 to 161 million years ago, was a crucial time in ...

A bleak new study from the University of Bristol has reported that humans will go extinct on Earth in 250 million years. The report, which uses Computer simulations, suggests our planet will face mass ...

Have you ever wondered why our ears look the way they do? That soft, curved shape we rarely think twice about might actually ...