A species of coelacanth, a fish that dates back to before the dinosaurs, has been photographed in Indonesia for the first time. Chappuis overcame the challenge of deep mixed-gas diving, which has led ...

Picture yourself dragging in your fishing net after a day at sea, only to catch a glimpse of a strange creature staring back at you, a creature that looks as if it just swam out of a fossil from the ...

Lazarus taxa, where a species is declared extinct but later learned to be alive and kicking, is the reason people think the ...

Newly discovered species of extinct fish shows striking similarities to unrelated modern-day predators, suggesting certain traits have emerged multiple times and remained consistent over hundreds of ...

Paleontology is an exciting field, loved by many for its discoveries about past life on Earth. Fossils uncovered by paleontologists can provide clues about what extinct species looked like, how they ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

A newly discovered fish fossil is the earliest known creature with what might be recognized as a face. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...