In a study appearing in Fossil Record, researchers Martin Ebert and Martina Kölbl-Ebert analyzed the remains of a unique fossil type: the decapitated head of Aspidorhynchus, with its gastrointestinal ...

The Great Oxygenation Event marked a massive transition in life on Earth, when oxygen became plentiful and organisms suddenly had to adapt. Current conditions in Japanese hot springs give clues as to ...

Scientists have recently achieved a remarkable feat by reviving a virus from ancient Antarctic ice, and this discovery is turning heads worldwide. The viability of such ancient pathogens poses ...

In fact, Dunkleosteus was unlike most fish alive in its time, too. That’s according to a new study that’s the first in nearly ...

Learn about Dunkleosteus, an ancient apex predator that ripped apart large fish with sharp bony blades that lined its mouth.

Chris Key was visiting the Cumberland River to fish for striped bass and walleye, but he found something much bigger. Did you know there are big, ancient fish swimming in Kentucky's water?A ...

Chris Key was visiting the Cumberland River to fish for striped bass and walleye, but he found something much bigger. Chris Key was visiting the Cumberland River to fish for striped bass and walleye, ...