Researchers have uncovered dozens of long-misidentified coelacanth fossils in British museums, some overlooked for more than ...

Scientists have found that ancient horsetail plants change water chemistry in surprising ways, offering new clues about Earth ...

In this captivating video, we delve into the fascinating world of living fossils, creatures that have withstood the test of ...

British museum fossils, misidentified for over a century, are now known to be ancient coelacanth fish. This discovery dramatically increases the number of known specimens from the British Triassic ...

AN animal that was believed to have been extinct has been rediscovered in the UK. Almost 80 years since it was last spotted, ...

NEW YORK - Scientists have decoded the DNA of a celebrated "living fossil" fish, gaining new insights into how today's mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds evolved from a fish ancestor. The African ...

Some animals have been around since the time of the dinosaurs—and they’re still thriving today! Known as “living fossils,” these creatures have barely changed over millions of years and continue to ...

The fossil, called Cretosabethes primaevus, shared traits with modern mosquitoes. Scientists think it lived in small water ...

A tiny skull found on a beach in Devon has rewritten the early history of lizards, snakes and the tuatara, the last survivor of an ancient reptile lineage found only in New Zealand today. The new ...

Most of our knowledge of New Zealand's prehistoric bird diversity comes from long-lost species with bones large enough to be ...