Scientists say a Chinese fossil site offers the first major look at life after the Sinsk mass extinction.

From horseshoe crabs to crocodiles, some of these creatures have looked about the same for hundreds of millions of years.

Thrinaxodon was a mammal ancestor that lived 250 million years ago and whose ability to hear was unknown until now. Researchers who scanned its skull and ran digital simulations found that the ...

In the coastal city of Sidmouth in southern England, the water of the English channels batters the shore and erodes the soft rock. Layers of stone become exposed as the top is washed away, and ...

Tiny marine creatures called conodonts, extinct for millions of years, held the title for the sharpest teeth. These eel-like animals had microscopic teeth far sharper than those of T. rex or Megalodon ...

The ancient Greek myths are full of beings that bear a striking resemblance to the vampires of later folklore.

Comparing Ancient Communities to Modern Teams Ever wonder if your office’s project team could learn from 500-million-year-old marine creatures? The Cambrian period’s group behavior offers surprisingly ...

The dusty plains of Western Australia’s Kimberley region are a long way from the ...