A Mississippi State University scientist has discovered a hopping treasure trove—16 new species of grasshoppers living in the ...

As darkness settled over a forest of southern Vietnam, a “long”-limbed creature with “dagger-like spines” climbed into a shrub and fell asleep. But the night wouldn’t be restful. Passing scientists ...

An Australian reptile wrangler was called to a home on a report of snake sightings and ended up leaving after three hours ...

With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since ...

There are more than 10,000 species of reptiles on the planet, including snakes, lizards, and turtles. While larger reptiles ...

Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks ...

A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...

A few fossilized body parts hinted at an enigmatic bird's close ties to waterfowl like ducks and geese. A newfound skull may bolster that idea.

Quite frankly, Amaechi and El-Rufai were dead right. Nigerians are too docile and possess incredibly short-spanned memory. It ...

Northern Ireland has been battered by Storm Éowyn, bringing winds over 90mph and leaving 93,000 homes and businesses without ...

The vertebra belonged to a juvenile Azhdarchid pterosaur, a species of giant, prehistoric flying reptile with bones similar to birds, making them thin and typically poorly preserved, researchers said.

A Jurassic pterosaur fossil, known to paleontologists for over 160 years, isn’t a new species. It is an odd specimen of Rhamphorhynchus muensteri.