An “alien plant” fossil discovered 55 years ago just outside of an abandoned town in Utah has no relation to any currently existing or extinct species, scientists revealed in a study last month.

Jan. 9, 2025 — A recent study has uncovered the surprising evolutionary origin of the mammalian outer ear, linking it to the gills of ancient fish and marine invertebrates. The research reveals ...

Jan. 7, 2025 — A newly described dinosaur whose fossils were recently uncovered is challenging the existing narrative, with evidence that the reptiles were present in the northern hemisphere ...

But a new fossil discovery in another part of the world seemingly flips that notion on its head. The research, study co-author David Begun said, "suggest[s] that hominins not only evolved in ...

A recent discovery in Türkiye is shaking up our understanding of human evolution. Scientists have identified a new fossil ape, Anadoluvius turkae, from an 8.7-million-year-old site near Çankırı. This ...

A plant that lived 47 million years ago in what is now Utah is like nothing that lives on planet Earth today. The discovery of new fossils reveals that a species first found in 1969 is not a member of ...

A complete mastodon jaw fossil was found in the backyard of a residence near Scotchtown, New York, the first such find in more than 11 years, the New York State Education Department said in a news ...

No other members of this species have been found in the relatively low latitudes of what is now Europe. All other fossils were excavated closer to the poles — either Russia or South Africa. Then there ...

Initially, researchers speculated it might be part of the ginseng family. However, new discoveries have turned this assumption on its head. Recent fossil specimens reveal that this ancient plant is ...

The prehistoric predator is known from 280-270-million-year-old fossils found in Mallorca, Spain. A life reconstruction of what may be the oldest known gorgonopsian. The prehistoric predator is ...

NEW YORK, Dec 26 (Reuters) - New York state will fine fossil fuel companies a total of $75 billion over the next 25 years to pay for damage caused to the climate under a bill Governor Kathy Hochul ...

Ancient human fossils discovered in a cave in eastern China have traits of both primitive and modern humans – a finding that could potentially challenge the “out of Africa” theory of human ...