About 131 million years ago, an 11-foot-long ichthyosaur slammed snout first into the seafloor and was rapidly buried by ...

Real-skeleton biology models are teaching aids. They reveal, among other things, how an animal moved, where it lived, if it got into fights, the shape of its teeth (if any) and what it ate – or if a ...

"Twins! She has another baby," Judith Pardo-Pérez, a paleontologist at the University of Magallanes in Chile who first ...

The blobfish, described as the world's ugliest animal, has been voted fish of the year in New Zealand. The creature, which grows to about 12 inches (30cm) long, is known affectionately as Mr ...

The researchers also studied fossils of extinct fishes dating back almost 400 million years and saw evidence that some of the ...

Beachgoers were left puzzled after a mysterious “skeleton-like” figure was discovered and washed up on the shore. Paula Regan stumbled across the eerie object while enjoying a seaside walk with her ...

A study has revealed a 'contrasting' theory surrounding which members of society were laid to rest in pyramid tombs in Tombos. A study has looked into 'previous archaeological and bioarchaeological ...

Say “hello” to the new Formex Essence Ceramica Skeleton COSC Automatic 41mm. Yes, that’s a mouthful, but it only scratches the surface of yet another spec beast from Formex. With this release, Formex ...

A New Zealand-based environmental nonprofit, the Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust, announced over the weekend its annual "Fish of the Year" winner, which was none other than the blobfish.

A Peruvian fisherman who was rescued after 95 days lost at sea told CNN that his faith and his desire to see his family again kept him going – along with a diet of cockroaches, birds ...

Instead of a skeleton and scales, the blobfish has a soft body and flabby skin. Nine of the ten nominees for fish of the year are considered by conservation groups to be vulnerable, according to ...