New Species
The four-year treasure hunt for the hoodwinker sunfish
When Marianne Nyegaard began her studies on sunfish off Bali in Indonesia, she didn’t expect to discover an entirely new species!
6 days agoCollection of news articles related to earth science from uncovered fossils to new species - read about the latest discoveries in the animal kingdom.
Fossils
Elephantine undertaking: Digging up a giant mastodon
This newfound tusked titan isn't just big – it's one of the very largest land mammals of all time.
6 days ago
Fossils
A packrat's stinky stash is a palaeontologist's treasure
For a palaeontologist, a packrat's nest can be a pungent yet precious time capsule.
9 days ago
Sharks
This shark has an appetite for … grass?
Sharks eat lots of things, but the thing they tend to have in common is that they're carnivores. And then there's the bonnethead shark. The shark that...
13 days ago
Discoveries
Tiger with an unusually light-coloured coat photographed in India
A pale Bengal tiger – not fiery orange, not snow-white, but something in between – has been photographed in South India.
19 days ago
Fossils
This huge Jurassic croc was a top predator in a dinosaur-dominated world
The crocodilian fossil record has a new member: an enormous Jurassic apex predator with bone-crushing jaws.
22 days ago
Discoveries
The life of an alligator, revealed by the mother of all gator studies
How big do they get? When do they stop reproducing? The longest known study of its kind sheds light on the life of the American alligator.
one month ago
Fossils
Ancient baby bird preserved beautifully in amber
It's the most complete bird ever found in Burmese amber.
one month ago
Discoveries
Watch these birds help scientists study dinosaur footprints
To understand exactly how dinosaur feet made dinosaur footprints, palaeontologists are looking to their living representatives: birds.
one month ago
Predator vs Prey
Boas coordinate their bat hunts by forming 'curtains' of predation
Coordinated hunting. Orcas do it, wild dogs do it, even certain spiders do it. But when it comes to intentionally working together to catch prey, it's...
2 months ago
Fossils
For some of the best prehistoric tracks, all roads lead to this Massachusetts backyard
One minute you're digging a fishpond in your backyard – and the next you've discovered one of the world's best sources of dinosaur trackways.
2 months ago
Fossils
This huge ancient sawfish had harpoons on its face
Meet Onchopristis, a prehistoric predator whose "face saw" was covered in backward-facing barbs like so many little harpoons.
2 months ago
Discoveries
First-ever footage shows narwhals using their tusks to hunt
The narwhal's tusk is an impressive multi-use tool!
2 months ago
Fossils
Cave fossil offers new clues about the huge hyenas that once roamed Europe
An ancient and impressively complete skeleton found deep inside a Spanish cave sheds new light on a familiar Ice Age carnivore: the cave hyena.
2 months ago
Predator vs Prey
Crafty orcas take down white sharks and float their livers like tasty buoys
At this point, it's still an informed hunch, but it seems the orcas are hunting white sharks with fearsomely surgical precision.
2 months ago
