Scientists discovered a 6-million-year-old fossil jaw in Spain that pushes the origin of weasels much further back in time.

The discovery of a new fossil has once again turned our understanding of human evolution on its head. This monumental find suggests that hominins may have ventured out of Africa much earlier than ...

Fresh fossil analyses suggest the Kotlin Crisis 550 million years ago wiped out up to 80% of marine species, making it Earth's earliest known mass extinction. This overturns the long-standing view ...

Weasels are small carnivores with a long body and short legs. They also have a stout skull and sharp teeth. These creatures, ...

Oxford scientists’ fossil discovery in China shows complex animals, including early human relatives, evolved at least four ...

Rare 450-million-year-old fossil, Paleocanna tentaculum, that provides a clearer link between ancient cnidarians and modern ...

For years, this fossil seemed to tell a thrilling story. Here was an animal from more than 300 million years ago that ...