Scientists have found evidence that a 300-million-year-old sea creature previously thought to be the world's oldest octopus ...

A famous 300-million-year-old fossil that was thought to be the world's oldest octopus—even featuring in the Guinness Book of ...

Sometimes it's hard to identify exactly what a fossil is from—but wouldn’t it be cool to be able to point at a fossil and ...

Mourners mark 40th day after death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei; Palestinians bid farewell to Al Jazeera journalist who was ...

A 300-million-year-old fossil that earned a Guiness World Record in 2015 as the world’s oldest octopus, has now been ...

Our planet is several billion years old—a number so vast it’s almost impossible to truly comprehend. In all that time, ...

New research reveals that the world's oldest octopus fossil, Pohlsepia mazonensis, is actually a nautilus relative, prompting ...

An Archaeopteryx fossil with soft tissue reveals flight features and offers fresh support for Darwin’s theory of evolution.

Shark teeth found in 5-million-year-old whale skulls provide direct evidence of ancient feeding behavior and predator-prey ...

Two new ancient DNA studies suggest that domesticated dogs were widespread in western Eurasia more than 14,000 years ago ...