Scientists have uncovered what may be the earliest evidence of "right-handedness" in the animal kingdom, dating back more ...

Fossils from newly hatched animals are prompting scientists to revisit a long-accepted idea about the first vertebrates on ...

A stunning fossil discovery shows that ancient bees used the empty tooth sockets of mammal bones as tiny nests after owls ...

Ancient animal skulls unearthed in a Caribbean cave have revealed a surprising chapter in bee history. For the first time, ...

Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? A new study from the University of Lausanne, published in Nature Communications, reveals that part of the answer lies ...

Whether strolling through our local farmer’s market packed full of people or buying some fresh berries at the grocery store, ...

Latimeria or Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae Smith), A living fossil, the oldest known living lineage of Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish and tetrapods).© Openfinal/Shutterstock.com Nature craves ...

The first four-legged vertebrates did not grow up like tadpoles after all. That idea has shaped the story of life on land for decades. Early tetrapods, the ancient animals that gave rise to mammals, ...

In a first, scientists recovered human DNA from ancient cave paintings, a breakthrough that could open new ways to ...