Researchers have identified a long-lost panda relative from DNA that was retrieved from an ancient jaw bone.
Scientists have discovered the oldest known frog specimens within pieces of fossilized tree sap.
Scientists have found the fossil footprints of a creature that walked the Earth 541 million years ago.
A new fossil discovery has revealed that the early supercontinent split more slowly than previously believed.
Visitors to a US state park in Utah have been inadvertently destroying fossil dinosaur footprints.
New evidence has been discovered to suggest that our ancestors hunted down giant prehistoric sloths.
Scientists have found the fossil remains of an ichthyosaur that was almost the size of a blue whale.
A new fossil analysis has revealed that one particular species of lizard had extra eyes on the top of its head.
Fossil hunters have discovered the skull of a huge prehistoric lion that roamed Africa 200,000 years ago.
Geomicrobiologist Barry DiGregorio maintains that the Curiosity rover has found evidence of alien life forms.
A prehistoric jawbone unearthed in Israel's Misliya Cave is believed to date back up to 200,000 years.
Many of today's major buildings were constructed using a material that is filled with tiny prehistoric fossils.
The Mars Curiosity rover has discovered some rather peculiar structures and nobody knows what they are.
The incredibly well-preserved fossil eggs were found by accident during excavations on Christmas Day.
Dating back 150 million years, this prehistoric reptile is the oldest creature ever found in the region.
Scientists have identified a diverse group of organisms within fossils dating back 3.45 billion years.
Discovered in Western Australia, the fossil microbes are the oldest evidence of life ever identified.
The remains of an enormous prehistoric penguin have been found on a beach to the south of Christchurch.
Scientists exploring Antarctica have found fossils from a forest dating back over 260 million years.
Considered to be a 'living fossil', the frilled shark has remained unchanged for over 80 million years.