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

Newly discovered fossils have given scientists their first real glimpse of when Earth made a crucial transition from plants ...

A remarkable fossil discovery in southwest China is rewriting the story of how complex animal life began, showing that many key animal groups appeared millions of years earlier than scientists once ...

A strange creature from the deep ocean, Ferreiraella populi, was named by internet users and is now a scientifically ...

Previously unseen bacteria have been discovered inside beached pygmy sperm whales, baffling scientists due to their potential ...

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The assemblage suggests that the ancestors of some of today's animal groups may have arisen before the famed Cambrian ...

Some animals are so unusual that they barely look real, and transparent creatures are among the strangest of them all. These ...

Animal life is extraordinarily diverse and complex, having colonized almost all environments on Earth—from hostile ...

Male octopuses can fertilise a mate, even if they cannot see their sexual partner. View on euronews ...

A rare crab found in India shows both male and female traits, helping scientists unlock secrets of sex development and ...