The Chicago Archaeopteryx provides rare 3D insights into skull evolution, soft tissue structure, and the first evidence of ...

Fossil tracks from Australia reveal reptiles appeared 40 million years earlier than thought. The origin of reptiles on Earth ...

For over a century, scientists have wrestled with one of biology’s most fundamental mysteries: how the first animals evolved.

Scientists dated a Scottish fossil, Westlothiana, to 346 million years ago, revealing its role in early land animal evolution ...

The fossils of ancient salamander-like creatures in Scotland are among the most well-preserved examples of early stem tetrapods -- some of the first animals to make the transition from water to land.

Asians Made Humanity's Longest Prehistoric Migration and Shaped the Genetic Landscape in the Americas May 15, 2025 — An international genomics study has revealed that early Asians undertook ...

A newly analyzed fossil has revealed surprising insights into the evolutionary history of echidnas, suggesting that their ...

The discovery of a 43,000-year-old fingerprint in Spain is challenging the idea that Neanderthals were not capable of ...