A large T. rex skeleton nicknamed ‘Gus’ is on track to break auction records, and highlight one of paleontology’s biggest ...

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Adam Rutherford salutes a show that finally links the spectacle of natural history with the science that explains it ...

Many of the body's biggest flaws are the result of evolution building on old designs instead of starting over. Our spine, ...

For years, scientists thought Greenland sharks were basically blind. These deep-sea creatures live in the freezing dark ...

Two striking Asian praying mantis species that have rapidly spread across Europe have now been officially classified as ...

New research is redefining the morphological and functional existence of anatomical "neck" regions to better include ...

The transition from a lumbering, heavy dinosaur body to the flight-adapted bird body plan is one of many fascinating episodes ...

A newly identified bird from the Late Jurassic is helping fill one of the biggest gaps in bird evolution. Named Zhengheornis ...

A breakthrough study revealed a primitive brain region that acts as a built-in filter to block out a noisy world.