This 375-million-year-old fish, the closest known relative of the ancestors of limbed animals such as humans, likely evolved the foundation for rear legs even before the move to land, researchers say.

Feb. 12—"Walk Through Time" at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science is now complete with the addition of the Bradbury Stamm Construction Hall of Ancient Life. The permanent exhibition ...

Ancient Australia’s predator hierarchy was flipped — giant raptors ruled while T. rex-like dinosaurs stayed small.

Antarctica may have been a refuge for early waterfowl ancestors, shielding them from the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs.

Picture a primordial Earth: a world of muted browns, grays and greens. Fast forward to today, and Earth teems with a ...

A new exhibit featuring nearly 300 never-before-seen fossils will open at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science ...

Ancient Romans had a seemingly predictable diet for pre-refrigeration days made up of mostly cereals, legumes and meats with ...

If a star explodes in space and no one is around to see it, does it wreak a change on terrestrial evolution? Yes, maybe – if ...

A study found a 3,000-year coral reef growth standstill in the Gulf of Eilat. Tectonic shifts and sea-level changes caused ...

During China's recently concluded Spring Festival holiday, Zhanqi, an ancient village in Shexian county, Huangshan, East ...