Remains of this key transitional species date to a mysterious "black hole" in the fossil record.

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HALIFAX – Researchers have discovered a new species of ancient fish with hooked front fangs that made them a fearsome and effective predator.     A paper published in the Journal of Vertebrate ...

While the non-avian dinosaurs are long gone, sharks are still going strong. They’ve been around longer than trees (which first appeared about 400 million years ago), longer than the rings of Saturn ...

In the windswept steppe of northeastern Mongolia, archaeologists have unearthed a rare window into daily life along the ...

A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally ...

Losing a tail might seem like a disaster – but in the animal kingdom, it can be a lifesaving move. In this video, we explore what really happens after an animal loses its tail, from lizards and ...

Should we care? In the last 50 years, two-thirds of all wild animal populations have been lost. The main cause is habitat loss, as native forest is felled to grow grass for cattle or corn and soya ...

Stanford study shows ocean biomass has risen over 540 million years, linking biodiversity to long-term ecosystem health.

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“This work strongly suggests that one of the early steps in the evolution of animals was the formation of the germline through the ability of cells to stay connected by incomplete cytokinesis,” said ...