Ant-eating mammals evolved independently over a dozen times since the fall of the dinosaurs.

Archaeologists have discovered an extinct species of animal in a Roman amulet in what's been dubbed a "world-first" find.

Custom inspectors discovered the animals, including iguanas, pythons, tegus, and scorpions, in poor condition after enduring freezing temperatures and a lack of food.

New research shows spiders didn’t come from the Earth’s land habitats as once believed but originated in ancient seas.

When it comes to innovation, nature often gets there first. For millions of years, plants and animals have been adapting, ...

Archaeologists uncover an ancient fossil repurposed as a Roman amulet, offering new insights into ancient cultural practices.

A 500 million-year-old fossil with a spider's brain structure suggests that arachnids may have evolved in the oceans.

Millipede chemistry belongs to a narrow lineage. Only species from the subterclass Colobognatha produce terpenoid alkaloids.

A long-misidentified fossil, once thought to be a caterpillar, has revealed itself as a groundbreaking discovery in early ...

A fossilized brain from a 500-million-year-old sea creature shows unexpected spider-like features, hinting that spiders and ...

A century-old fossil long mislabeled as a caterpillar has been reidentified as the first-known nonmarine lobopodian—rewriting ...

Half a billion years ago, a strange sea-dwelling creature called Mollisonia symmetrica may have paved the way for modern ...