Fossil records dating back 25 million years that show evidence of platypuses, including those classified under Obdurodon insignis, have significantly .

Crabs' signature sideways scuttle, a mystery for ages, has been traced to a single evolutionary event 200 million years ago. This unique movement, observed in 35 out of 50 studied species, provided a ...

This mechanical dog from Ancient Egypt is one of the cutest finds from the Ancient World.

Scientists recently discovered a new species of pit viper in China's Sichuan province, previously thought to be a common ...

Fossils in China reveal early life that predates animals and show that ancient ecosystems were more complex than previously ...

New research suggests dinosaurs originated between 250 and 240 million years ago, a full 10 million years before the oldest ...

The use of animals for scientific research has a long history and has led to major medical advances, but we should not forget ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a 1,600-year-old mummy. Tucked within its abdomen was a well-known book -- a ...

Artistic reconstruction of a dire wolf. You may have seen them in Game of Thrones, but dire wolves aren’t fantasy beasts.

Remarkably preserved fossils found in southern China offer a fascinating window into what life looked like at the end of the ...

Researchers have added something new to the platypus's list of bizarre traits: melanosomes in its fur thought to only exist ...

Work out the math on that timeline, and you come to an unexpected conclusion: that Cleopatra lived closer to us today than ...