Meet Mosura fentoni, a bizarre 506-million-year-old "sea-moth" with three eyes, claws, and an abdomen full of gills.

Paleontologists have discovered a new species, albeit a very old new species. The fossilized creature, which they are calling ...

Archaeological finds off the coast of Java, Indonesia, provide insight into the world of Homo erectus, 140,000 years ago.

Within the first year of life, a baby horseshoe crab molts a number of times. This is how they grow. At first, their shells ...

Researchers have discovered an ancient moth-like sea predator in a treasure trove of museum fossils in Canada. The half-a-billion-year-old creature, Mosura fentoni, reveals that Cambrian arthropods ...

When oyster shells are harvested, it interrupts this natural cycle by removing shells from the system. By recycling and replanting the shells, oysters can use them to build new reefs where baby ...

Welcome ancient survivors! These creatures have remained little altered for millions of years and continue to roam the planet ...

In a world where everything is constantly changing, it’s amazing that some creatures have stayed almost the same for millions ...

In today’s fast-changing world, where species are constantly evolving and many are disappearing, it’s fascinating to learn ...

They lived off the sea, consuming oysters. Today, piles of ancient oyster shells are noticeable to people like Holland-Lulewicz, trained to see anomalies in soil layers. In some locations ...

Horseshoe crabs are commonly referred to as 'living fossils.' They have existed for more than 200 million years, even ...

Mamalilikulla Chief Winidi, or John Powell, wiggles his pitchfork back and forth to loosen the sand and gravel along a remote ...