Black has never been out of fashion, suggests a new study that reveals the color widely worn by marine reptiles for nearly 200 million years. (See also "True-Color Dinosaur Pictures.") "The most ...

These long-extinct, fearsome creatures are turning up in living rooms and corporate offices as wealthy collectors indulge a controversial hobby. A Kaatedocus siberi stands among an eclectic mix of ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have unearthed the first fossil egg ever found in Antarctica. This remarkable find, a football-sized specimen, was extracted from 68-million-year-old rocks on ...

Taxonomy is the classification and description of living organisms. It includes the naming and defining of species, and the collation of data about their biology and biogeography.

The discipline of classification and taxonomy involves the grouping of organisms into categories based on different properties including size, shape and gene sequences. Classification can help to ...