Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

A multidisciplinary team of researchers, including archaeologists, have analyzed the DNA of fish remains from Roman fish ...

Sensory features on the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish may be the reason why humans have teeth that are sensitive to cold and other extremes.

Armored jawless fish like Astraspis and Eriptychius and ancient arthropods like Anatolepis coexisted in the muddy shallow seas of the Ordovician period, which occurred between 485.4 million and ...

How ancient reptile footprints are rewriting the history of when animals evolved to live on land Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal ...

An artist's illustration of the possible appearance of a reptile-like creature that lived around 350 million years ago in what's now Australia. The animal was around 2 ½ feet long (80 cm) and its ...

Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? A new study from the University of Lausanne, published in Nature Communications, reveals that part of the answer ...

THIS ancient animal hunted and ate the dinosaurs, reveals study TOI Trending Desk / etimes.in / Updated: Apr 25, 2025, 15:24 IST AA ...

Jean-Erick Pasquier/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Like his hero Hippocrates, Galen is largely known as a medical author and as one of the greatest doctors in the ancient world. Unlike Hippocrates, ...

Discover 5 amazing animals that shaped and lived alongside ancient civilizations. Each played a unique role in shaping early societies.

It is a striking collection of animal fables from perhaps around 300 C.E. in which birds, lions and others speak and reason as humans do.