Evolution is a continuous, powerful force shaping the natural world around us. As environmental pressures intensify, future ...

For over a century, scientists have wrestled with one of biology’s most fundamental mysteries: how the first animals evolved.

Field crews in Wyoming uncovered not one but four snake fossils so intact that their skulls, ribs, and tails lay in ...

Thousands of fossils from the La Brea tar pits in California show no signs of mammals and birds evolving in response to ...

Across the icy edges of Earth’s northern and southern reaches, life has adapted to thrive in some of the harshest conditions.

Australian koalas have fingerprints like humans. This surprises scientists and forensic experts. Koalas use fingerprints to ...

New research from Anglia Ruskin University shows dinosaur fossils contain evidence of ancient cancers that could help modern ...

The emergence of the first land-dwelling animals is estimated to have occurred around 400 million years ago. This new evidence significantly shortens the assumed timeframe for the development of fully ...

A new study suggests two fossil trackways found in Australia were made by an early amniote, a group that today includes reptiles, birds and mammals ...

Sensory features on the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish may be the reason why humans have teeth that are sensitive to ...