A fossil found in southern China has revealed something scientists rarely get to see: the incredibly well-preserved brain and ...

The fossil was uncovered in Myanmar’s Kachin region and has been identified as a new species named Cretosabethes primaevus.

A new pachycephalosaur, officially named Zavacephale rinpoche, was described in the journal Nature. The word rinpoche is ...

NEW YORK — A big catch of fish fossils in southern China includes the oldest teeth ever found — and may help scientists learn how our aquatic ancestors got their bite. The finds offer new clues about ...

The oldest fossils ever found are "direct evidence" of life on Earth 3.8 to 4.3 billion years ago when our planet was still in its infancy, researchers reported Wednesday. Iron-carbonate (white) ...

The Quebrada de Santo Domingo in Argentina is a harsh environment. Situated high in the Andes, the area is nearly ...

A fossil hunter in Prince Edward Island has found an animal footprint believed to be the oldest of its type ever discovered, ...

Scientists found a 160,000-year-old jawbone from a human ancestor in a Tibetan cave. It might explain why Tibetans today can live at high altitudes.

Parasites have roamed the Earth for a long time. They were here before the dinosaurs: The oldest fossils are more than 500 ...

The extinct animal's face structure could help explain how vertebrates, including ourselves, evolved our distinctive look.