Vendace had been extinct in Scotland until being reintroduced at Loch Skeen near Moffat almost three decades ago. The site ...

The debate over Nanotyrannus’ identity is finally over. A remarkably preserved fossil proves it was a mature species, not a teenage T. rex. This discovery rewrites how scientists understand ...

The medical use of horseshoe crabs highlights the dilemma between human safety, environmental sustainability, and scientific ...

Scientists and niche-brewers have combined to make beer out of yeast that dates back almost to the time of the dinosaurs. And ...

A 49-foot prehistoric snake, Vasuki indicus, has been discovered in India, rewriting our understanding of ancient reptiles.

Dinosaurs often steal the spotlight when it comes to terrifying prehistoric creatures, but they were far from the only ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have unearthed a spooky pair of dinosaur mummies that seem to have been preserved in an ...

Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-sized, tree-dwelling creature hanging from a branch. Today's sloths—commonly ...

By far the largest ever found of its kind, the spiny fossil predator "would have made enough scampi to feed an army," one ...

The arrival of agriculture coincided with a sharp rise in a gene variant that protected against the virus that causes winter ...