Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh ...

New simulations suggest globular clusters form in multiple ways and point to a mysterious new type of star system that may ...

Scientists have discovered a razor-toothed whale that prowled the seas 26 million years ago, saying the species was "deceptively cute" but a dangerous predator.

Scientists believe intriguing leopard spots on a rock sampled by the Perseverance rover on Mars last year may have ...

In her search for Cleopatra's lost tomb, a National Geographic Explorer may have found a clue in a submerged site in the ...

In a scientific breakthrough with cosmic implications, researchers have, for the first time, precisely dated the emergence of ...

Prehistoric creatures came in all shapes and sizes, from the towering dinosaurs to the small mammals on the forest floor. Many of these animals were preserved in rock formations u ...

Take a look at some recent new species discoveries: ...

After years of searching worldwide, paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara found the extinction layer—and thousands of fossils—just minutes from home.

Paleoanthropologists identified the early human based on molars that are several million years old.

Archaeologists discovered a nearly 2,800-year-old dam near Jerusalem's Pool of Siloam, the biblical site where Jesus healed a ...