A remarkably diverse fossil ecosystem in central Colombia that preserves an unusual overlap between survivors of older ...

Insects belong to a broader group of six-legged animals called hexapods. This group also includes other less well-known, ...

Microscopic pigment granules show distinct patterns across major fish groups, with matching features preserved in ancient ...

New fossil discoveries are reshaping scientists' understanding of a pivotal chapter in human evolution, revealing that several human ancestor lineages lived side by side nearly 3 million years ago.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The evolution of some of the earliest complex animals on our planet may ...

A fossilized bristletail more than 5 cm long has turned up in northeastern China, and it challenges a traditional view of how ...

New research links melanosome shape and abundance in fish eyes and organs to vision and terrestrial adaptation, with patterns ...

By Will Dunham Oct 14 (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered the fossil of a crow-sized bird that lived in China roughly 150 million years ago and possessed undersized wings that may have made it more ...

Fossils in Brazil indicate a more complex evolutionary history for ray-finned fish brains than previously anticipated, according to new research. The researchers not only found well-preserved brains ...

A new study rewrites the timeline of the evolution of hearing in mammals. One of the most important steps in the evolution of modern mammals was the development of highly sensitive hearing. The middle ...

South Africa has one of the world’s richest fossil records of hominins (humans and their fossil ancestors). But many misconceptions still exist regarding human evolution, and school textbooks contain ...