The Hydrolagus trolli, the pointy-nosed blue chimaera, or “ghost shark,” is unlike any other on earth. Sightings are rare, ...

A recent discovery of a 407-million-year-old fish fossil, Kolymaspis sibirica, has shed light on one of evolution’s most profound mysteries: the origins of limbs. For decades, scientists have been ...

In 2009, the discovery of Titanoboa cerrejonensis fossils in Colombia's Cerrejón coal mine revealed a massive snake that ...

The Jurassic fossil Juracanthocephalus reveals a key evolutionary link between rotifers and parasitic acanthocephalans, ...

Most boas, which are a type of large, non-venomous constricting snake, prefer a diet of mammals, birds or reptiles. But ...

Dinosaurs' Apparent Decline Prior to Asteroid May Be Due to Poor Fossil Record Apr. 8, 2025 — The idea that dinosaurs were already in decline before an asteroid wiped most of them out 66 million ...

Ruby Reynolds and her father were on the beach when they discovered Ichthyotitan severnensis - the largest-ever marine ...

WELLINGTON: Giant freshwater crayfish, up to 25cm long, once roamed New Zealand's ancient lakes around 20 million years ago, ...

The study is ... New Species Revealed After 25 Years of Study on 'Inside Out' Fossil -- And Named After Discoverer's Mum Mar. 26, 2025 — A new species of fossil is 444 million years-old with ...