In this week’s newsletter: the archipelago at the centre of the extreme weather phenomenon could help scientists predict how other marine ecosystems will adapt to our warming climate ...

Asharq Al Awsat Snakes first appeared during the age of dinosaurs, but fossils of many early species are so fragmentary that ...

A long-standing scientific theory linking the extinction of dinosaurs to the evolution of modern tuna has been challenged by ...

Australia preserves one of the longest and most extraordinary fossil records on Earth, spanning more than 500 million years ...

The evolution of early snakes has always been something of a mystery. But peering into the brain of an ancient fossil may ...

Think of a warm-blooded animal. You're probably picturing a cow or a dog, maybe an elephant. But how about a tuna?

For more than 25 years, Liopleurodon has been one of the world's most recognizable prehistoric marine predators. Immortalized ...

An international study led by researchers from the University of Tartu shows that approximately 470 million years ago, a ...

Man' lizard — a herpetologist explains how it flashes red and blue in seconds to win mates and settle rival showdowns.

The Captiva Community Panel agreed on a plan to continue the iguana control eradication service for the island at its recent meeting, plus heard about a new proposed marina for a restaurant and more.

Scientists studying decades of pygmy sperm whale strandings have uncovered three previously unknown types of Helicobacter bacteria hiding in the animals’ stomachs. All four infected whales showed ...

Paleontologists have unearthed a remarkably preserved fossil snake in Brazil that is reshaping ideas about how the earliest ...