Scientists discover ancient, four-legged whale in Peru
In a new study, researchers have discovered an ancient, four-legged whale along the coast of Peru.
The ancient four-legged whale was found in 42.6-million-year-old marine...
Scientists find earliest life may have arisen in ponds
In a new study, researchers have discovered that earliest life may have arisen in ponds, not oceans.
Primitive ponds may have provided a more suitable...
Scientists discover perfectly preserved dinosaur skin in Korea
In a new study, scientists found perfectly preserved dinosaur skin in South Korea.
They discovered a set of very small tracks with perfect skin traces...
Scientists find biggest Tyrannosaurus rex in the world
In a new study, scientists have discovered the world's biggest Tyrannosaurus rex.
They also found the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found in Canada.
The research was...
This 520 million-year-old fossil shows origins of comb jellies
In a new study, researchers discover a half-a-billion-year-old fossil. The new fossil shows comb jellies have a strong resemblance with other sea-floor dwelling creatures.
The discovery...
Dinosaurs were unaffected by climate change before their extinction
In a new study, researchers found dinosaurs were unaffected by long-term climate changes before the asteroid strike that wiped them out.
The research was conducted...
World’s oldest dinosaur eggs reveal new information about dinosaur evolution
In a study of the world’s earliest known dinosaur eggs, scientists find new information about the evolution of dinosaur reproduction.
The study was led by researchers at...
Copper helped ancient animals thrive on Earth
In a new study, researchers found 700 million years ago, copper was as important as oxygen in helping the earliest animals live and spread.
The...
1,700 animal species may be extinct due to humans by 2070
In a new study, researchers found that by 2070, about 1,700 species of amphibians, birds, and mammals may be at greater extinction risk due...
Scientists discover a 500-million-year-old worm “superhighway”
A new study from the University of Saskatchewan has shown that prehistoric worms populated the sea bed 500 million years ago.
Previously, scientists have thought...