Humans have contended with crocodiles for a really long time. The recent discovery of an ancient crocodilian species sporting a strange snout indicates the reptiles may have even preyed on our ...

Researchers exploring Uganda’s Kibale National Park have discovered seven new species of frog-like leafhoppers. The tiny insects, named for their frog-shaped bodies and powerful jumping legs, are so ...

Velociraptor became one of the most famous dinosaurs in the world after its appearance in Jurassic Park, but the movie version is very different from the real animal. In reality, Velociraptors were ...

Astronomers have caught what may be a rare cosmic catastrophe unfolding 11,000 light-years away. A seemingly ordinary sun-like star suddenly began flickering wildly, puzzling scientists until they ...

In December 2024, astronomers watched a star around 25 times the mass of our sun die in a blaze of glory. Located one billion light-years from Earth, SN 2024afav was a prime example of a superluminous ...

Scientists discovered a crocodile relative that is 200 million years old and had two legs. The diversity of reptiles during the Triassic period is shown by this discovery, which is long before ...

Ian digs into a series of bizarre headline from the past week to explain why the pace of progress is starting to feel downright surreal.

Roger Jackson — best known for being the voice of one of the genre’s most iconic villains, Scream’s Ghostface — will be ...

The Karoo Origins Fossil Centre in Graaff-Reinet showcases ancient life, highlighting Professor Bruce Rubidge’s passionate journey from childhood fossil discoveries to a world-class palaeontological ...

The catastrophic collision of a black hole and a neutron star sent ripples across the universe. New analysis of those ripples could upend a major theory about how these extreme pairs form.

Britain’s greatest painter of animal anatomy receives a tiny survey in a single room, while his masterpiece remains on show elsewhere in the building. Why, when he’s as good as Constable – and better ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkable testament to ancient global connections in Egypt's famed Valley of the Kings. Around 30 inscriptions written in ancient Indian languages have been identified ...