New discoveries of fossil clawed footprints from Australia, published in Nature, push the origin of reptiles back in time by ...

The footprints of a reptile-like creature appear to have been laid down around 356 million years ago, pushing back the ...

Fossil tracks found in Australia push the origin of reptiles back by 40 million years, altering the timeline of tetrapod ...

The emergence of four-legged animals known as tetrapods was a key step in the evolution of many species today – including ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding ...

By combining data on all known bird species, this tree is the most impressive snapshot yet of one of Earth’s most ...

Cats, dogs and farm animals are what come to mind when we think of domesticated animals. For ages, domestication has been ...

Life depends on genes being switched on and off at exactly the right time. Even the simplest living organisms do this, but usually over short distances across the DNA sequence, with the on/off switch ...

When Attenborough’s broadcasting career began in the 1950s, Austrian filmmakers Hans and Lotte Hass were already pushing the ...

it is believed that dolphins and whales evolved from land animals and share lineage with hippos. But there are few examples that show evolution from water to land. The transition requires ...

The curious minds at What If give you a quick 10-minute tour of the evolution of dinosaurs.

Comb jellies "could repurpose [their] genetic toolkit in different ways like a Swiss knife," said the researchers.