New fossil discoveries are reshaping scientists’ understanding of a pivotal chapter in human evolution, revealing that several human ancestor lineages lived side by side nearly 3 million years ago.

Today, our planet is teeming with life, but it has not always looked the same. Long before forests reached skyward, animals walked on land and dinosaurs rose and fell, our planet was shaped by a much ...

A landmark Nature study combining 103 bat genomes with 44 fossils indicates that bats most likely originated in Europe during ...

Anacondas have been among the largest snakes for millions of years, according to fossil evidence from South America. A ...

The sudden appearance of complex animals has led scientists to argue that animals must have a “hidden history”, a period in ...

A new study combining genomic analyses and fossil evidence sheds light on the century-old "Palaeoptera Problem," a ...

A predecessor of modern mammals that lived in the Jurassic has been found in China with its throat anatomy preserved, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Emily Mitchell at Mistaken Point, Newfoundland, Canada. Her research suggests clone-based reproduction kept early animals ...

Ediacaran sea floor, Namibia, Southwest Africa – 543 million years ago. Credit: Museum of Natural History, University of ...

A delicate, innocuous little fossil from the reptile known as Mirasaura grauvogeli – “Grauvogel’s wonder reptile” – is forcing a rethink about the evolution of skin and its appendages such as feathers ...

A delicate, innocuous little fossil reptile known as Mirasaura grauvogeli – “Grauvogel’s wonder reptile” – is forcing a rethink about the evolution of skin and its appendages such as feathers and hair ...