Exceptionally preserved fossils from the Ediacaran period challenge what scientists thought was possible in sandstone. In the fossil record, creatures without hard shells or skeletons, such as ...

Ph.D. candidate Michael Chiappone simulated real-world floods at the University of Minnesota’s St. Anthony Falls Laboratory.

Two perfectly round dinosaur eggs found in China weren't hiding bones, but something far more unexpected. What scientists ...

For decades, a set of “baby mammoth” bones in an Alaska museum promised to rewrite the story of when these Ice Age giants ...

A new study theorizes that evolution ticks at different speeds, especially when a big group of organisms first appears.

Fossils from Morocco, dated to 773,000 years ago, reveal an early Homo sapiens lineage, shedding light on Africa’s role in ...

Sponges are among Earth's most ancient animals, but exactly when they evolved has long puzzled scientists. Genetic ...

A newly discovered horseshoe crab fossil from North America has provided rare evidence of an ancient microbial attack, revealing one of the earliest recorded cases of disease in the animal kingdom.

The highly anticipated group selection event begins at 12 p.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 5, from Washington, D.C. The 2026 World Cup Draw is different to previous draws. The 2026 World Cup expands to 48 ...

Around 115 million years ago, northern Australia’s seas hosted a colossal shark that rewrites what we thought we knew about early ocean predators. New fossil discoveries show that modern-type sharks ...

A new study sheds light on how these reptiles become “mummies” and paints a picture of what these ancient animals looked like. Paul Sereno and his colleagues spent years painstakingly preparing this ...