Sometimes, nature delivers a surprise that feels almost miraculous. Scientists have confirmed that two small marsupial species — the pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider — are still ...

When it comes to aliens, the possibilities are endless. From humanoid figures with exaggerated features to bizarre creatures ...

A "dominant" crocodile-like predator with a big lump on its head preyed on man's ancestors three million years, ago, according to new research. Early humans - embodied by the iconic hominin Lucy - ...

More than 3 million years ago, when our ancient ancestors embodied by the iconic Lucy were roaming the African landscape, they would have feared a big, bad crocodile with a prominent lump on its head, ...

Scientists have uncovered surprising complexity in a tiny sensory structure found in comb jellies, some of the oldest animals on Earth.

On Earth, life thrives in some of the most seemingly inhospitable environments. Single-celled organisms like bacteria teem in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, where temperatures reach ...

Get ready to meet the Tully Monster, a prehistoric anomaly so bizarre that it continues to baffle the world’s leading paleontologists. This mysterious creature, discovered in the Mazon Creek fossil ...

Life on Earth started in the oceans. Sometime around 475 million years ago, plants began making their way from the water onto the land, and it took another 100 million years for the first animals with ...

A young rock-pooler discovered a rare 'alien-like' winged creature washed up on a UK beach. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports, arts & entertainment, state legislature, CFD ...