The remains of the fearsome Spinosaurus mirabilis have been waiting for eons to be discovered in a Sahara Desert fossil bed.

Three striking new species of rock-dwelling monitor lizards have been formally described from the savannas of northeastern ...

“Living fossil” is often misused, but chitons really haven’t changed much in about 300 million years.

A newly identified termite species with a whale-like head reveals unexpected diversity within the Cryptotermes genus.

A new African species is the closest known magic mushroom relative, reshaping the evolutionary history of Psilocybe cubensis.

Scientists have discovered Spinosaurus mirabilis, a massive "hell heron" dinosaur that rivaled T. rex and hunted fish in ancient waters some 100 million years ago.

A fossil skull from Spain reveals Gorgonavis alcyone, a 125-million-year-old bird that expands the known range of early ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hundreds of new species found in underwater ‘hidden world’ An [international study](https ...

Scientists found worms living inside a glass sponge castle - and that's just one of 38 new species.

Two marsupial species thought long extinct, until now known only from fossils, were found alive in New Guinea through a ...

Fishing duo Cole & Jay set out on an ambitious quest to locate and catch a rare new species that is found nowhere else on ...

The unexpected findings in the savanna country of north Queensland have changed scientists' understanding of rock monitors, but there are concerns the new species could be vulnerable to the pet trade.