Scientists have just unearthed the fascinating ancient monotreme dubbed the echidnapus at Australia’s Lightning Ridge, a creature that lived 100 million years ago. This ancient blend of echidna and ...

Imagine a world where furry mammals scuttle under the feet of gigantic dinosaurs, not yet destined to rule the Earth. It’s a ...

Researchers have precisely dated key fossil sites in Central Anatolia, Türkiye, to 7-10 million years ago using a new ...

Volcanic eruption from 12 million years ago preserves a snapshot of extinct animal life. Rhinos that once roamed much of ...

Unlocking the Genetic Basis of Adaptive Evolution: Study Reveals Complex ... New Species Revealed After 25 Years of Study on 'Inside Out' Fossil -- And Named After Discoverer's Mum Mar. 26 ...

An analysis of an ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan indicates it belonged to a Denisovan, a type of human that is represented by only a few confirmed fossils. The findings support genetic ...

Dinosaurs' Apparent Decline Prior to Asteroid May Be Due to Poor Fossil Record Apr. 8, 2025 — The idea that dinosaurs were already in decline before an asteroid wiped most of them out 66 million ...

To find answers, a team of researchers studied North America’s fossil record, focusing on the 18 million years before the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous period. The new analysis ...

Researchers reexamining fossils identified telltale marks made by human ancestors cutting meat from bones. The discovery ...

Researchers found LUCA, our earliest common ancestor, lived 4.2 billion years ago. It had a complex biology, affecting its ...

Bacterial evolution is the process of heritable change in populations of bacteria over multiple generations. It occurs through mechanisms including natural selection and genetic drift, and can ...