According to fossils preserved by volcanic ash, the plants, known as angiosperms, began producing relatively large, blueberry ...

Before the oldest dinosaur, before animals or even plants had expanded onto dry land, ancient relatives of starfish called ...

The fossil record has historically included few fish for about 10 million years after the mass extinction event 65 million ...

A University of Portsmouth palaeontologist has contributed to a local exhibition exploring 200 million years of the South of England's natural ...

Fighting along key transport routes pushes up food prices in areas far from the conflict itself, according to a new study.

Some feathered dinosaurs may have briefly taken to the skies—only to give it up later. By studying rare fossils with preserved feathers, researchers uncovered a surprising clue hidden in molting ...

Giant mosasaurs, once thought to be strictly ocean-dwelling predators, may have spent their final chapter prowling freshwater rivers alongside dinosaurs and crocodiles. A massive tooth found in North ...

The asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs hit with such force that it took at least 8 million years for the impact site to cool down, creating a warm underground ecosystem where microscopic ...

Hydrothermal vents are among the strangest ecosystems on Earth: eerie places where the planet’s deep heat and chemicals mingle with ocean water to support thriving networks of bizarre life-forms that ...