It was as if the fossil was grinning at us at the secrets it had been hiding,” said Dr. Martin Smith, but he remembered the time when a 500-million-year-old riddle all at once became clear.

A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

Bite force, a measure of the strength of an animal's bite, helps researchers understand a species' role in the ecosystem.

P. furnessi is considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red List. Their current ...

Bite force, a measure of the strength of an animal's bite, helps researchers understand a species' role in the ecosystem.

Understanding this crucial point in human history has focused on the Dmanisi Hominid Archaeological Site in Georgia where ...

Argentavis magnificens was so massive it should’ve stayed grounded. Yet, this giant prehistoric bird still ruled the skies of ...

Radioactive minerals in eggshells can help scientists pinpoint a fossil’s age with stunning accuracy. Scientists excavate dinosaur egg nests in Mongolia's Eastern Gobi Basin. National Geographic ...

A museum display of the giant crocodile Deinosuchus schwimmeri showcases a 30-foot-long apex predator from the Cretaceous ...

A fossil smaller than a human fingernail has revealed a complete ancient brain, turning a speck of stone into a detailed map ...

The discovery of a new dicynodont species suggests early land animals moved across Pangaea later and more widely than ...