A remarkable Archaeopteryx fossil, the most complete ever found, is revealing secrets of early flight. Discovered in Germany ...

Fossil discovery pushes the history of Australian tree frogs back 55 million years, reshaping our understanding of their ...

A newly discovered tiny mammal is sending shockwaves through the evolutionary science world its traits and fossil record are ...

Warmer climates than Earth’s could accelerate life’s development, potentially increasing the number of planets with more ...

The biodiversity of Earth's oceans is disproportionately concentrated in coral reefs—the vibrant undersea ecosystems where ...

A blue plaque will be installed at the former home of Louis Leakey in High Street, Foxton, Cambridgeshire. Dr Leakey ...

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Embedded in the slab’s fine sandstone are delicate imprints: long toes ending in sharp claws, left by an animal that trotted ...

For more than three million years, the remains of hominins, and many other animals living on the Cradle of Humankind landscape, have accumulated underground in huge deposits, creating a fossil record ...

In new research published today in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, we identify Australia’s earliest known species of tree frog – one that once hopped and croaked around an ancient lake near ...

While the tetrapods initially still needed water to reproduce, the evolution of the egg and internal fertilisation led to the ...