Scientists discovered hidden phosphorus spikes in ancient limestone that may help explain two of Earth’s worst marine mass ...

The vast Saryarka steppe in Kazakhstan hides a violent prehistoric history, marked by volcanic scars dating back 300 million ...

From tiny benthic dwellers to ocean giants, sharks have adapted and thrived for over 450 million years, surviving multiple mass extinctions. Rare fossil finds and new studies are rewriting our ...

Dunkleosteus ruled a restless Devonian ocean, where armor met innovation. Here’s how modern science is rewriting the story of ...

Human beings have existed for 300,000 years and have managed to live in many unstable environments. We’ve survived ice ages, devastating pandemics and world wars. But how would we fare even further ...

Flinders University researchers have taken a revealing look inside the head of one of the first animals to crawl from the water to live on land more than 380 million years ago. Using high-tech neutron ...

The legacy of a Calgary craftsman has been on display at the Devonian Gardens for the past 40 years, which will now become the permanent home for 34 hand-carved wooden masks, after an agreement was ...

About 1867, Jay Terrell was walking along the Lake Erie shore in Sheffield Lake when he noticed what appeared to be fossils in the shale cliffs above him that lined the lakeshore. They proved to be ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Cleveland’s iconic prehistoric sea monster—the 14-foot-long armored ...

An artist’s rendering of a prehistoric jawed fish from the Late Devonian called Dunkleosteus. These sorts of large, active vertebrates evolved shortly after the ...

Some 390 million years ago in the ancient ocean, marine animals began colonizing depths previously uninhabited. New research indicates this underwater migration occurred in response to a permanent ...