This octopus breaks the rules and leaves its tidal pool, crossing the rocky coastline before diving into another tidal pool ...

This big-eyed rainforest mammal looks like a cross between a bat and a squirrel. It glides between treetops using a furry ...

The colugo, often called the "flying lemur," glides effortlessly through the trees—yet it neither flies nor is a lemur.

The discovery, in a bizarre animal not closely related to birds, could change how scientists think about the origin of ...

A delicate, innocuous little fossil reptile known as Mirasaura grauvogeli – “Grauvogel’s wonder reptile” – is forcing a ...

Preserved in tan stone, the fossil of Mirasaura included much of the ancient reptile’s skeleton and a feather-like fan that ...

Called osteoderms, the chain mail-like plates may have helped some species adapt to Australia’s harsh environment ...

Australian goannas adapted remarkably well to harsh climates. Scientists looking for hidden bone structures in lizards may be ...

Mirasaura grauvogeli had a featherlike crest and a tail like a monkey. “It's been a long time since I've been so blown away by a new fossil discovery.” ...