An international research team has uncovered 300,000 year-old fossil bones of Homo sapiens, a find that represents the oldest reliably dated fossil evidence of our species

“The bird would have been a cross between a large seagull and a diving bird like a cormorant, but likely had teeth,” says expedition leader

Researchers from China, Canada, and the University of Bristol have discovered a dinosaur tail complete with its feathers trapped in a piece of amber

Analysis of the partial fossilized skeleton, investigators say, shows that Lucy’s upper limbs were heavily built, similar to champion tree-climbing chimpanzees

New fossils discovered by Uppsala University palaeontologists record an empty alien world from immediately after the extinction

The extremely bright X-rays from the Advanced Photon Source will give scientists an unprecedented look inside the arm bones of the largest and best-preserved T. rex skeleton ever found

Scientists say ocean fossils found in mountains are cause for concern over future sea levels

Previous research described the creature as a primitive snake and worm-like burrower, but a new study challenges that idea

Previously, scientists had thought that creatures living in the southernmost regions of the planet would have been in a less perilous position during the mass extinction event 

Using a scanning electron microscope to examine minute fossils, researcher finds circular drill holes that may have been formed by an ancient relation of Vampyrellidae amoebae