Early vertebrates such as myllokunmingids were small and lacked effective defence mechanisms compared to the large predators ...

A research team led by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) has revealed how the genome is reorganized in 3D during ...

Fossil of Tiktaalin, an extinct fish. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons ...

Successful reproduction presents a fundamental evolutionary paradox: the immune system must tolerate genetically foreign sperm and embryos while maintaining ...

Biologists have long puzzled over how organs develop into their final shapes, and the nearly transparent bodies of young sea stars may offer a unique window into the organ development process.

A 150-million-year-old fossil unearthed in Fujian province has revealed what researchers say is the smallest known ...

A jellyfish no wider than a dime can do something human skin cannot. When its surface is torn, the wound can close in minutes ...

Scientists have discovered Velociraptor fossils in Argentina that have features similar to those found in China, over 11,800 ...

For centuries, humans have told stories about the legendary Kraken, a huge octopus that coud sink ships whole. But roughly ...

A fossil that was sitting in a collection drawer for decades has been found to belong to the first dinosaur remains ever ...

Pterosaur fossil restoration in progress [Photo by Polat Niyaz/For chinadaily.com.cn] A museum specializing pterosaurs — warm ...

An Indianapolis woman faces animal cruelty charges after her two dogs died from being left inside a hot vehicle parked ...