Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The fossil of the Cambrian Period marine arthropod Fuxianhuiid, with gut preserved, discovered in Hunan province in southern China ...

After years of analysis, the animal turned out to be an entirely new species — one that lived millions of years longer than ...

Scientists discovered some of the oldest bony fish fossils in China. The fossils explain the early history of animals with backbones.

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The Kimberley region in the north-west corner of Western Australia is full of rugged ranges and gorges, and long stretches of red soil and rocky ground. The dry seasons are long, and the wet seasons ...

Some animals have been around since the time of the dinosaurs—and they’re still thriving today! Known as “living fossils,” these creatures have barely changed over millions of years and continue to ...

The new species, named after the electro funk band Chromeo, helps explain the larger story of why only one small group of dinosaurs survived the extinction. A fossil rarely reveals an animal’s entire ...

New research shows that the earliest sponges were soft bodied and lacked skeletons, explaining why their oldest fossils are ...

A new sail-backed dinosaur has been discovered on the Isle of Wight. Discover everything about it, including what its sail was for!

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed in southern China fossils of a multitude of marine creatures dating to more than a half billion years ago, showing a deep-water ecosystem thriving in the ...