A tiny fossil discovered in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert has revealed a new species of early mammal that lived around 90 million years ago. The find is already refining what scientists know about the ...

Researchers have identified fossil evidence of a giant python — estimated to exceed 13 feet in length — that once lived on ...

Scientists discovered a 13-foot python in Taiwan from a single fossil vertebra, revealing a lost apex predator.

Scientists have uncovered new clues about some of Earth’s earliest fish, shedding light on the ancient origins of vertebrates ...

A single vertebra unearthed near Tainan is rewriting what scientists know about prehistoric Taiwan.

Scientists have discovered the oldest known fossils on Earth, 3.7 billion-year-old microbial remnants, uncovered in Greenland’s Isua Greenstone Belt. This exceptional discovery suggests that life ...

Scientists confirm CT scanning doesn't interfere with natural decomposition processes, opening new windows into understanding how fossils form. Scientists have found that X-Ray scanning reveals ...

For millions of years, the land we now call the United States has been home to towering prehistoric beasts, strange sea creatures, and lush ancient forests that no longer exist. Evidence of this ...

A remarkable fossil from Scotland, dating back 407 million years, reveals a previously unknown fungus, Rugososporomyces ...

One hypothesis suggests the fossils may have been traded for use in ritual or medicinal practices, researchers said. Photo by Jens Lehmann. During an excavation on Morocco’s Mogador Island, ...