An extinct relative of the howler monkey may have been the first leaf-eating primate in South and Central America ...

The femur bone, found on the beach at Bay Head in January, was taken to the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum for identification.

Scientists have described an exciting discovery: two marsupials that modern science thought to be extinct are still alive in ...

A mysterious rock painting in South Africa’s cave could be the first-ever artwork of an animal that disappeared 250 million years ago. The San people’s “Horned Serpent Panel” features a strange ...

A prehistoric viper discovered in Greece may have outweighed today’s king cobra. Fossils suggest this ancient snake was massive. What do scientists know about Laophis crotaloides and its mysterious ...

Sometimes, nature delivers a surprise that feels almost miraculous. Scientists have confirmed that two small marsupial species — the pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider — are still ...

Researchers say the remarkable discoveries were made using fossils, photos, and the knowledge of Indigenous communities. The ...

An artist who has been taking giant sculptures to Glastonbury Festival for decades is using the fallow year to hold an exhibition of his work. Joe Rush from London first went to Worthy Farm in 1985 ...

For thousands of years, scientists knew of two tiny marsupials in New Guinea only through fossils and local legend. Researchers had long considered these species extinct. However, a team recently ...

A team of researchers from Australia has found evidence that two marsupial species are still alive in the deep rainforests of Papua, Indonesia.

Scientists have confirmed that two marsupial species, known only from ancient fossils for more than 7,000 years, are still alive in New Guinea—discovered through a combination of Indigenous ...

Thirteen million years ago, a medium-sized monkey known for guarding its territory among the treetops with a fearsome “howl” started doing something new. This monkey, one of the oldest known ancestors ...