When Habelia optata first skittered into public consciousness more than a century ago, scientists didn't know what to make of it. The long-extinct sea predator, which flourished during the middle ...

While spiders may be scary to interact with, they have many unique behaviors that can make them fun to learn about! Because spiders are so tiny, it may be hard to observe these interesting behaviors ...

Mirasaura provides the first direct evidence that complex skin appendages appeared early during reptile evolution and are not unique to pterosaurs, birds, and other dinosaurs. A new species of ...

Scientists discovered the fossils of an alien-like spiked sea creature that lived more than 500 million years ago in Canada. The creature, named a lobopodian, was among 10,000 fossils found in the ...

Scientists caught a “transparent” sea creature with horn-like appendages off of Mexico and discovered a new species, a study said. Getty Images Off the western coast of Mexico, a “transparent” sea ...

Scientists found parallels between the neural circuitry that guides locomotion in sea slugs and in more complex animals like mammals. Hundreds of millions of years before the evolution of animals with ...

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Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

A new study finds that a trilobite species with exceptionally well-preserved fossils from upstate New York has an additional set of legs underneath its head. The research, led by the American Museum ...