Two fossils of singing cicadas, one of which was remarkably well preserved, reveals that the insects dispersed in Europe ...

Most people picture the time of dinosaurs as a steamy, tropical world. But during the Late Cretaceous period, northern Alaska ...

In a world where everything is constantly changing, it’s amazing that some creatures have stayed almost the same for millions ...

Fossil found in South Africa named Keurbos susanae after 25 yearsExceptionally preserved soft tissue from post-extinction ...

“The fossil evidence suggests dinosaurs had at least small parasites,” said Jarzembowski. “Thorny-headed worms can be found ...

A complete Mixodectes pungens skeleton reveals it was a leaf-eating, tree-dwelling mammal closely related to primates and ...

Imaging of a 113-million-year-old ant fossil reveals complex, specialized mandibles, showing advanced predatory traits much ...

The fossil, Shishania aculeata, was originally thought to be an early mollusc, a group that includes snails and clams.

Scientists in Australia have uncovered some ancient secrets thanks to the discovery of a 15-million-year-old fossilised ...

For the first time, scientists have discovered fossil evidence of an endangered, living tropical tree species. The ...

It’s an award-worthy fossil in many ways, being the oldest-known specimen of a thorny-headed worm and a new-to-science species, but perhaps most impressive of all is how it was found ...

A team of Chinese and Australian researchers has for the first time discovered fossils of Palaeospondylus, a small, eel-like ...