The fossil of a previously unknown reptile that had snake-like fangs and lived about 167 million years ago has been discovered on Skye.Experts said their research had revealed it to be a new species ...

At 11 feet (3.4m) tall and nearly 27 feet (8.2m) long, Cooper’s pointy-backed herbivore – affectionately known as Apex – is ...

The La Brea Tar Pits are a group of natural asphalt pools in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. In the middle of ...

Hollywood has used artistic license to take some liberties with dinosaurs, but new research may expose what these prehistoric ...

A newly described fossil reveals that leeches are at least 200 million years older than scientists previously thought, and ...

Breugnathair elgolensis is the first of a new family of squamates called Parviraptoridae, described as “an enigmatic group with potential importance for snake origins, that was previously known from ...

Paleontologists in Argentina have discovered a new predatory dinosaur -- the fossils of which contained a crocodile bone within the dinosaur's mouth.

The fossil was named "Triceratops Dreams" because its incredible preservation surpassed all expectations, according to the ...

Large aquatic lizards used to populate the planet's oceans–and you can find their fossils in suburban New Jersey.

Expert Michael Root spoke with Popular Mechanics to explain how New Jersey’s sandy soils make the quarry the perfect hotspot ...

Scientists have named a new ichthyosaur, Eurhinosaurus mistelgauensis, from fossils found in Mistelgau, Germany. The marine reptile had a dramatic overbite similar to swordfish and unique skeletal ...

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use—people cleaning their ...