"It's a huge gap. And so that big gap got researchers sort of questioning, ‘Is this thing actually an octopus?'" ...

Oil seep hydrocarbons and oxygen-free mud protected not only bones but also delicate tissues such as skin and cartilage.

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

More than 50 countries are meeting in Colombia for the first international conference on phasing out fossil fuels.

For 25 years, a hand-sized sea creature embedded in Illinois rock held the title of the world’s oldest octopus. Now, thanks ...

Delegates from more than 50 countries are gathering in Santa Marta, Colombia, from April 24 to 29 at the first-ever Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels. The conference’s stated aim is ...

For more than 25 years, a small, soft-bodied fossil pulled from an Illinois coal mine held a remarkable title: the world’s ...

Everything about the discovery of a fossilized leatherback sea turtle in Alabama four years ago is fascinating. The findings of the never-before studied species were published in a study Friday, ...

Parasites have roamed the Earth for a long time. They were here before the dinosaurs: The oldest fossils are more than 500 million years old.... What a fossil mystery tells us about parasites today ...