The village of Madar is perhaps an unlikely setting for a major scientific discovery that has been hailed as a ‘new frontier’ for the Middle East. (...) Read Full Story

Grunting fish have helped scientists to date the origins of vocal sounds to about 400 million years ago. (...) Read Full Story

The discovery of a missing link in the evolution of bizarre flatfishes—each of which has both eyes on the same side of its head—could give intelligent design advocates a sinking feeling. (...) Read Full Story

A fossilized dinosaur known as Leonardo has shed light on what Montana was like 77 million years ago—including what the duck-billed reptile ate. Watch the video at National Geographic Read Full Story

The complex coloured plumage of extinct birds which once soared over the heads of dinosaurs could soon be revealed. (...) Read Full Story

The largest study ever of bird genetics has uncovered some surprising facts about the avian evolutionary tree, U.S. researchers said on Thursday, including many that are bound to ruffle some feathers. (...) Read Full Story

They may have been vegetarians, but the ancient wombats that roamed Australia were a frightening lot. (...) Read Full Story

Scientists say a fossil of a four-legged fish sheds new light on the process of evolution. The creature had a fish-like body but the head of an animal more suited to land than water. (...) Read Full Story

Some of life’s raw ingredients may have originated in space, says a new analysis of an Australian meteorite that adds more fuel to the controversial theory. (...) Read Full Story

A rare fossil found in Australia suggests dinosaurs were able to traverse the vast prehistoric continent of Gondwana, scientists report. (...) Read Full Story