To clarify the early evolutionary history of Cicadoidea fossils, the phylogenetic relationships between Mesozoic fossils and extant Cicadoidea, the macroevolution of body structure adaptations, and ...

New fossil discoveries are reshaping scientists' understanding of a pivotal chapter in human evolution, revealing that several human ancestor lineages lived side by side nearly 3 million years ago.

A remarkably diverse fossil ecosystem in central Colombia that preserves an unusual overlap between survivors of older ...

A 17- to 18-million-year-old ape fossil discovered in Egypt is challenging long-held beliefs about where the ancestors of ...

A new study rewrites the timeline of the evolution of hearing in mammals. One of the most important steps in the evolution of modern mammals was the development of highly sensitive hearing. The middle ...

Fossils in Brazil indicate a more complex evolutionary history for ray-finned fish brains than previously anticipated, according to new research. The researchers not only found well-preserved brains ...

The fossil belonged to a category of dinosaurs called microraptors, which were bird-like but not ancestors of modern-day avians. A new study found that this group of ancient predators evolved similar ...

A small fossil from the windswept Gobi Desert is forcing scientists to rethink a long chapter in the story of mammal evolution. For decades, researchers believed a group of ancient mammals called ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Emily Mitchell at Mistaken Point, Newfoundland, Canada. Her research suggests clone-based reproduction kept early animals ...

A groundbreaking discovery of fossils has provided scientists with an unprecedented insight into a pivotal moment in Earth's history: the transition from rudimentary plant and animal life to the ...

South Africa has one of the world’s richest fossil records of hominins (humans and their fossil ancestors). But many misconceptions still exist regarding human evolution, and school textbooks contain ...