The coelacanth, a 400-million-year-old ancient fish, was assumed to be extinct until its rediscovery in 1938, revealing the ...

Considered one of the oldest living species on Earth, it's been a mystery where baby sea turtles go after heading out to sea. It's known as their lost years. Kate Mansfield, Marine Turtle Research ...

There is no need to look further than Earth to find plants and animals that live extremely long lives, says one reader ...

After years of studying the genetics and morphology of the long-frozen nematodes, Shatilovich and her colleagues now claim that the reanimated worms are a previously-undescribed species—one from ...

Namely, new species of coelacanth were more likely ... study contradicts the opinion that survivors are the oldest 'living fossils'. "They first appear in the geological record more than 410 ...

The discovery is particularly important as it places the arrival of the first populations in Europe before the 'Homo ...

The upper jawbone and partial cheek bone represent a mysterious unknown species that lived in present-day Spain between 1.1 ...

Whitetop, the world’s oldest llama, gives comfort to chronically ill children at Victory Junction in North Carolina. Therapy animals can help people stay calm and grounded, especially when they need ...

The fossils — which may date back to 1.4 million years — were nicknamed “Pink” in honor of iconic rock band Pink Floyd.

The research team at the Atapuerca archaeological sites in Burgos, Spain, has just broken its own record by discovering, for ...