Some animals have been around since the time of the dinosaurs—and they’re still thriving today! Known as “living fossils,” these creatures have barely changed over millions of years and continue to ...

Paleontologists recently discovered a new extinct coelacanth species that highlights the role that Earth’s plate tectonics plays in evolution. Also called Latimeria, coelacanths are a deep-sea fish ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If you take a look at a horseshoe crab, you are essentially peering ...

We see evolution all around us, constantly, in every living thing. Yet in the deep oceans we find a number of "living fossils" reminiscent of creatures from prehistoric times. In his 1859 book On the ...

These ancient crustaceans are meager in size but mighty in history. A colony of prehistoric triops, a tadpole shrimp that’s existed for hundreds of millions of years, was beautifully captured by ...

VIRGINIA KEY, FL (November 17, 2006) – The origin of life lies in unique ocean reefs, and scientists from the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science have developed an ...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Hundreds of horseshoe crabs gather to nest on Florida’s coast. But did you know the species’ blue blood plays a lifesaving role in the medicine you take? “When the tides are ...

South Carolina is a phenomenal place to hunt fossils like giant megalodon and angustiden sharks teeth, which can be found on most beaches, inland waterways, and drainage areas. In fact, one of the ...

What if one of the most iconic “living fossils” has been misleading evolutionary biology for decades? The African coelacanth, for a long time considered a key to the distant past, is now in the middle ...

As a label for a distinct category of life, “living fossil” is controversial. The term has multiple deFInitions, and it is unclear whether the label can be genuinely used to delimit biodiversity. Even ...

A park visitor captured stunning footage of a rare species while on a routine walk through a small city in Canada. Situated near the U.S. border, Trail, British Columbia, isn't the most famous or ...