Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest giant tadpole fossil, dating back over 160 million years, in Argentina.

"The effect of climate on hominin species is only part of the story." Interspecies competition is common among most other vertebrates: in any new environment there is an explosion of species evolution ...

Imagine discovering a creature that could be as old as 500 years, swimming in the depths of the ocean. This is exactly what ...

The skull of a teen from the 1800s was found more than 45 years ago during a home renovation project in suburban Chicago – thanks to the advancement of DNA technology, we finally know her name.

The Terrestrial Vertebrate Fauna Survey Guidelines (PDF, 4.6 MB) for Queensland outline the minimum survey requirements, survey standards and appropriate practice for the survey of terrestrial ...

ST. CHARLES, Ill. — Investigators have determined that a skull discovered in the wall of an Illinois home in 1978 was that of an Indiana teenager who died more than 150 years ago, authorities ...

Goetze: Two types of regional fishes are considered primitive and have existed in freshwater systems for millions of years.

In the culmination of a decade-long effort, they have completed a compilation of cancer prevalence across 292 species of vertebrates, including amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. This broad ...

In the culmination of a decade-long effort, they have completed a compilation of cancer prevalence across 292 species of vertebrates, including amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. This broad look ...

A series celebrating 200 years of dinosaurs continues as palaeontology undergraduate Harry Bridger shares his experience investigating dinosaur eye size.

What do the ginkgo (a tree), the nautilus (a mollusc) and the coelacanth (a fish) all have in common? They don't look alike, ...