The death of this ancient species, discovered alongside more newly described mammals, had been greatly exaggerated.

"It's a really strange animal, and the weird twist in the jaw drove us crazy trying to figure it out." ...

A newly identified termite species with a whale-like head reveals unexpected diversity within the Cryptotermes genus.

The fossilized remains of a creature with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth have been discovered in the Amazon jungle. Scientists say the plant eating reptiles now called Tanyka consisted of ...

Researchers exploring Uganda’s Kibale National Park have discovered seven new species of frog-like leafhoppers. The tiny insects, named for their frog-shaped bodies and powerful jumping legs, are so ...

Scientists found a jaw so bizarre they assumed it was broken - they were very wrong.

Roughly 425 million years ago, in the warm seas over what is now southern China, there lived a meter-long bony fish with jaws ...

A new study reveals a strange light-brown slime on Indian River Lagoon dolphins signals suppressed immunity and other health ...

A newly described Patagonian fossil reveals the evolutionary origins and global spread of the tiny alvarezsaur dinosaurs.

120-million-year-old bird fossil has raised a perplexing mystery: how did it come to swallow over 800 stones, causing its death? This newly identified species, called Chromeornis funkyi, was ...

​Singapore Gum Ban ​Singapore’s world-famous restriction on chewing gum began in January 1992 under the leadership of Prime ...

DNA is revealing that many animals once thought to be a single species may actually be several hidden ones. But research on ...