For comparison, the coastline of the USA’s Washington state measures 400 kilometres (250 miles). The cave is 118 metres (379 ...

Roughly 425 million years ago, in the warm seas over what is now southern China, there lived a meter-long bony fish with jaws ...

A rare “giant spider” appears in restored grasslands, a sign that the habitat has once again become ideal for predators today.

Tiny fossil teeth from Colorado are revealing new clues about the very first relatives of primates, including humans.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, there are quite a few Star Wars fans among biologists. These ones have used their opportunity to name a new species to make reference to their beloved franchise.

The Spinosaurus is a sail-backed, crocodile-snouted dinosaur that Hollywood depicted as a giant terrestrial predator capable ...

Little Foot, a 3.67 million-year-old human ancestor, is getting a digital facial reconstruction after her skull was crushed in a cave.

A newly described Patagonian fossil reveals the evolutionary origins and global spread of the tiny alvarezsaur dinosaurs.

Ants trapped in amber reveal possible partnerships and parasites, offering a rare glimpse into ecosystems from nearly 100 ...

Researchers studied six pieces of amber containing fossilized ants with other insects nearby revealing an ecosystem in the ...

Buried in Australia's so-called dead heart, a trove of exceptional fossils, including those of trapdoor spiders, giant cicadas, tiny fish and a feather from an ancient bird, reveal a unique snapshot ...

Promo art for Spider-Man: Brand New Day has now been revealed in hi-res, and it features a far more detailed look at the designs for Boomerang and Scorpion. They are cloaked in shadow, but we can ...