A 9-million-year-old fossil of one of the extinct relatives of the great white shark was presented Monday in Lima at the ...

A study on the teeth of ancestors to humans that lived around 3.5 million years ago suggests they ate mainly or only plants.

Some animals have remained virtually unchanged for millions of years, surviving through countless environmental changes and ...

New research provides the first direct evidence of whether Australopithecus, an important early human ancestor, consumed meat ...

New research shows Australopithecus ate mostly plants, challenging theories about early human diets, meat, and evolution.

If you've never been to the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, it's well worth the visit. Here's what you need to know to plan ...

Foraminifera, though eukaryotic, have adapted to use chemoautotrophy to enable them to survive where oxygen and sunlight are ...

A DINOSAUR species has been discovered after scientists discovered photos of fossils that were blown up during World War 2.

Dave Lovelace, the research scientist at UW-Madison's Geology Museum, and his team of paleontologists discovered North ...

Pioneering research reveals the origins of the ventral nerve cord in early molting animals. An international team of ...

Human ancestors like Australopithecus – which lived around 3.5 million years ago in southern Africa – ate very little to no ...