Scientists discover Bronze Age plague DNA in 4,000-year-old sheep remains, shedding light on how ancient diseases spread ...

Learn more about the hidden molecules uncovered in animal fossils from an ancient human site, and the new view they give us ...

Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? A new study from the University of Lausanne, published in Nature Communications, reveals that part of the answer lies ...

Amongst the most enduring mythical creatures, which were present in so many ancient cultures, are the dragons. Appearing frequently in folklore and tales from China in the east to Europe in the west, ...

An artist's reconstruction, from the paper, of what ancient mammals looked like during the dinosaur era. (C. Zhao - image credit) Ancient mammals that lived in the time of dinosaurs were mostly the ...

Anomalocaris was one of the first predators in the Cambrian seas. It could grow up to a metre long and had great vision and fast limbs, which helped it hunt well. At first, it was speculated it preyed ...

A acorn worm — known scientifically as enteropneusts - is shown in this undated handout photo. Researchers have unearthed evidence of a strangely shaped creature — OK, it looks like a phallus — ...

A species of ancient predator with saw-like teeth, sleek bodies and a voracious appetite for meat survived a major extinction at a time when the distant relatives of mammals ruled the earth. “These ...

Studies widen the inventory and geographic extent of these gigantic animal traps, the largest built structures of their ancient era Animals were driven along converging stone walls for hundreds of ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. WASHINGTON (AP) — Our very ancient animal ancestors had tails. Why don’t we? Enjoy the latest local, national ...

Archaeologists excavating sites on Russia's Taman Peninsula have uncovered remarkable evidence of ancient innovation—carefully crafted bone skates made from horse bones that enabled ancient peoples to ...