Prototaxites fossils unearthed in Scotland that will be exhibited in the National Museums Scotland is believed to belong to gigantic organisms ...

Little is known about why the woolly rhinoceros went extinct around 14,000 years ago. Scientists have found clues in the ...

A remarkable prehistoric hammer made from elephant bone, dating back nearly half a million years ago, has been uncovered in southern England and analysed by archaeologists from UCL and the Natural ...

The Goblin Shark isn’t just creepy — it’s a full-blown ocean horror. With translucent flesh and a blade for a nose, it looks like a corpse dragged from a prehistoric nightmare. But this thing isn’t ...

Spain is home to some of Europe’s oldest settlements, with villages and towns whose origins stretch back thousands of years. From prehistoric cave communities in the north to early Iberian ...

Preserved by dry, cool air and darkness, the cheetah mummies are offering scientists DNA insights into a lost population and ...

Preserved by dry, cool air and darkness, the cheetah mummies are offering scientists DNA insights into a lost population and ...

Hanging coffins and cliff burials were once widespread across parts of East and Southeast Asia, shaped by beliefs around ...

A uniquely preserved ichthyosaur from the Pliensbachian period helps resolve when a major evolutionary shift occurred among ...

Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are ...

Here are five unexpected revelations about London’s wildlife. Just a short slither away from London Zoo and Camden, an ...

Once driven to the city's edges, Bangkok's giant monitor lizards are now thriving in parks and canals – and becoming an ...