Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ancient animal history is extremely difficult to reconstruct, for a number of reasons. Some of the earliest creatures in existence ...

Fossils reveal an ancient platypus species (Obdurodon insignis) that still had teeth, offering insight into how this unusual ...

A bizarre crocodile relative from the age of dinosaurs is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about ancient reptiles.

A rare Antarctic fossil reveals how early fish lived and hunted just before animals began moving onto land 380 million years ...

Below the waves, giant marine reptiles, such as the fearsome 4m (13ft) long mosasaurs, were the undisputed apex predators. In artistic reconstructions of these ancient oceans, cephalopods – the animal ...

The story of evolution takes place over the course of millions of years, and it is often so wild that nobody could come up with it on their own. One of the most interesting things that has occurred ...

The idea of reviving extinct animals has shifted from science fiction into serious scientific debate, driven by rapid advances in genetics and biotechnology. Concepts like bringing back mammoths, dire ...

A bizarre, cyclops-like creature from nearly 600 million years ago may hold the key to how your eyes—and even your sleep ...

Teeth are like tiny biological time capsules. They tell stories about ancient diets and environments long after their owners ...

Archaeologists working in the Southern Ural Mountains have uncovered an unexpected clue about how an ancient plague once moved across Eurasia. A tiny sheep tooth found at the Bronze Age site of Arkaim ...

Learn how archaeologists exploring Wogan Cavern uncovered a once-in-a-lifetime find beneath a Welsh castle, revealing Ice Age ...

An ancient Roman mosaic reportedly depicts a woman confronting a leopard, marking the first known visual representation of a ...