New fossil discoveries are forcing scientists to redraw the boundaries of ancient oceans, suggesting that some of the most ...

A rare deep-sea fish has appeared off the southwestern coast of England for the first time in two decades, raising questions about shifting marine patterns. The sightings highlight unusual wildlife ...

Study suggests adapting to life on land wasn't the biggest challenge facing fish coming ashore millions of years ago.

Prehistoric sea cows, a mouse-sized opossum, a smiling deep-sea fish and live-birthing toads highlight a year of discoveries ...

The largest animal thought to ever live is swimming through the world’s oceans today. Blue whales can reach lengths of 100 feet, but one of their smaller relatives isn’t too far behind. Right whales, ...

Despite an extreme environment characterized by high pressure, high temperature, strong acidity and low oxygen levels resembling living conditions in prehistoric times, hydrothermal vents harbor a ...

An angler has landed an ultra-rare “prehistoric” fi sh off the Cornish coast, which is seldom seen by humans. Fishing enthusiast Owen Mates sailed 10 miles out from Falmouth Bay, Cornwall when he ...

A prehistoric visitor, a sturgeon fish, washed ashore on Hilton Head on Nov. 19, baffling beach goers around Islanders Beach Club. Photographed by John Billings, vacationer from Tennessee. Courtesy of ...

Fossils found in a riverbed in Japan were revealed as a large, ancient ancestor of right whales. Tanaka, et al (2025) Palaeontologia Electronica The largest animal thought to ever live is swimming ...