Researchers have discovered a new genus and species of prehistoric mole in Spain. Vulcanoscaptor ninoti lived during the ...

There are plenty of mysteries left to discover out there, including entirely new species of animals that can weigh over 200 ...

Hitan" in Arabic, holds more than 400 primitive whale skeletons that offer a snapshot of the evolution of these creatures from land-based to marine animals.

The Plio-Pleistocene transition marked the passage from the wetter and more humid Pliocene epoch (5.3 million years to 2.6 million years ago) to the colder and drier Pleistocene epoch (2.6 million ...

A team of researchers from the UAB, the IPHES and the ICP has identified and described Vulcanoscaptor ninoti, a previously unknown genus and species of Pliocene mole, discovered at the Camp dels ...

Two new studies add to the evidence that human activity, from fishing to urban development, is driving the evolution of wild animals.

Mikayla Raines, who accumulated millions of followers on social media for her work in rescuing and championing foxes and other animals, died on June 20 at her home in Faribault, Minn. She was 30.

For years it’s been a barren salt flat. But now, due to floods hundreds of miles away, Australia’s Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre appears set to fill for only the fourth time in 160 years.

Seattle meteorologists Cliff Mass and Ted Buehner weigh in on a viral debate between Joe Rogan and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders over climate change.

News about paleontology, important paleontological discoveries and fossil studies ...

Palaeontology is the study of prehistoric species, mostly ones that are extinct. It focuses primarily on fossil data, using a variety of physical, chemical and biological techniques to analyse ...

In Vanished Giants: The Lost World of the Ice Age, palaeontologist Anthony Stuart explores the lives and environments of these animals, moving between five continents and several key islands that ...