UC Davis scientists uncovered Aptostichus ramirezae, a new trapdoor spider species living under California’s dunes. Genetic analysis revealed it was distinct from its close relative, Aptostichus simus ...

Fossils are commonly sold in Morocco, especially small items like trilobites and ammonites. The trick is to determine which are genuine and which are replicas.

Experts have discovered a 450-million-year-old 3D fossil of a spider relative preserved in fool’s gold. Fossils offer a ...

Forty years after they were last seen, a rare breed of wolf spiders have been rediscovered in the United Kingdom. Researchers ...

Peterborough palaeontologists have made an extraordinary discovery not far from the city – a rare giant ammonite that swam in ...

AN animal that was believed to have been extinct has been rediscovered in the UK. Almost 80 years since it was last spotted, ...

Since Alex Honnold's legendary ropeless ascent up Yosemite’s El Capitan in “Free Solo,” the professional rock climber has taken on a host of projects around environmental conservation ...

A rare fossil find shows how far the origins of extant mosquito species go back. In amber some 99 million years old, LMU researchers have discovered the oldest known mosquito larva. The Cretaceous ...