Palaeontology is a lot like detective work. You are presented with limited information, you have to piece together clues to ...

Researchers formally describe Helmetia expansa, offering new insights into its anatomy, behavior and evolutionary relationships.

Researchers from the Physics and Biology Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have discovered two ...

In the vast and mysterious depths of prehistoric oceans, colossal creatures once ruled the waters. These marine giants, such ...

Marine chemistry is the study of the chemical composition and chemical processes of the world’s oceans. Some of the key processes studied are the cycling of: inorganic and organic carbon ...

Paleontologists in England discovered the existence of a new marine species that roamed the Earth before the dinosaurs and ...

Florida softshell turtles are dangerous to handle and should be left alone. Harassing them risks injury from their sharp ...

The marine mammal was a spade-toothed whale, Mesoplodon traversii, the rarest species of beaked whale with only six specimens ... toothed whale has returned some novel insights about their anatomy.

Paleontologists are marveling over a unique fossil of a specimen that pre-dated the dinosaurs, according to new research.

A 444-million-year-old fossil with no head, no legs, and perfectly preserved guts is reshaping what we know about ancient life.

This new species of ancient arthropod has been affectionately named Sue and scientifically dubbed Keurbos susanae.

These strata were laid down on the seafloor over 440 million years ago at a time when a devastating glaciation had wiped out about 85% of Earth's species – one of the big five 'mass extinctions'. It ...