Researchers studying the soft-bodied Ediacaran biotas of the world generally accept that there are three distinct assemblages. The 575–560-million-year-old (Ma) Avalon Assemblage is best known from ...

They open up the possibility of an evolutionary link with the oldest known Homo sapiens fossils – those from Jebel Irhoud in Morocco, dated to around 315,000 years ago. These discoveries help clarify ...

Baby dinosaurs weren’t coddled like lion cubs or elephant calves—they were more like prehistoric latchkey kids. New research ...

In Argentina's Patagonia region 95 million years ago, some huge dinosaurs roamed the landscape including fearsome meat-eater ...

From horseshoe crabs to crocodiles, some of these creatures have looked about the same for hundreds of millions of years.

The semi-aquatic dinosaur, Spinosaurus mirabilis, was discovered by an international team of scientists working in Niger.

Researchers reveal Prototaxites, a giant Devonian fossil, was not a fungus or plant but a unique extinct lineage.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville City Council gave final approval Tuesday night to a new ordinance members say will help improve animal welfare across the city. With its passage, the city's ...

Social media has a way of turning medical misinformation into viral trends, and the latest example is making gynecologists everywhere cringe. Videos claiming that you can simply “scoop out” your ...

An internal review revealed the issue, which will be prevented in the future with corrective actions and protocol updates Zoo officials say the incident was isolated and no other animals are at risk ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Overcrowding and the need for more adoptions have long been trends at the city of Jacksonville’s Animal Care & Protective Services; however, there’s now hope that those lingering ...