In 2009, scientists revealed which animal came first on Earth, and the answer was right at the bottom of the seaScientists revealed first animal on Earth: Emerging research proposes that placozoans could be the oldest animals on Earth, reshaping the e...
04 Aug, 2026, 06.51 AM IST
450-million-year fossil record reveals warming seas are shrinking marine animals again, scientists sound alarmMarine animals have consistently shrunk during intense global warming periods. This ancient pattern is now observed in today's warming ocea...
13 Jul, 2026, 07.20 PM IST
A museum drawer hid this dinosaur secret for 40 years, until now when everything changedAntarctica dinosaur fossil discovery: A forgotten fossil, overlooked for 40 years in a museum drawer, has revealed Antarctica's first dinos...
30 Jun, 2026, 11.34 PM IST
Discovery of 16 human bones changed the course of history. How they survived 40,000 years ago and did climate change made them extinct?A remarkable discovery of 16 bones in Germany's Neander Valley in 1856 challenged prevailing scientific beliefs about human origins. Initia...
23 Jun, 2026, 06.54 PM IST
For millions of years, this ancient fish was thought extinct since the age of the dinosaurs—until it was found alive in South Africa and changed science foreverA chance discovery in South Africa in 1938 unveiled a 'living fossil' – a fish thought extinct for 65 million years, since the age of dinos...
22 Jun, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
Goodbye to the myth that Tanystropheus hunted on land: CT scans suggest a stranger life in the seaPaleontologists have long debated the Tanystropheus, a prehistoric creature with an unusually long neck. Recent CT scans of its skull revea...
25 May, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
‘T. rex of the Sea’: Scientists discover 43-foot ‘King of the Tylosaurs’ that terrorized oceans 145 million years agoA new giant marine reptile, Tylosaurus Rex, has been discovered. Fossils found in Texas reveal this predator ruled the oceans 80 million ye...
24 May, 2026, 10.39 AM IST
A 12-year-old’s fossil hunt changed how scientists saw ancient seasA remarkable discovery by the Anning family on England's Lyme Regis cliffs in the early 1800s unearthed an ichthyosaur fossil, revolutioniz...
19 May, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
Enormous octopuses dominated Earth's prehistoric seas over 100 million years agoAncient oceans were once ruled by enormous octopus relatives. New research reveals these early creatures were massive, dominant hunters. Fo...
01 May, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
Giant octopus fossil proves Kraken was real? Sea monster bigger than most dinosaurs lived 100 million years ago: StudyGiant octopus fossil: A new study published in Science reveals that giant octopus-like creatures up to 19 metres long lived as apex predato...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
The tiny microbes behind one of the best-preserved fossils ever foundAmong some of the most spectacular fossils unearthed are those found in strange locations, and new research is now showing that the way the...
16 Apr, 2026, 03.21 PM IST
Bigger than a blue whale: 11-year-old's discovery of 6.5-foot jawbone reveals Earth's largest marine reptileA young girl's fossil find in England has led to the discovery of Ichthyotitan severnensis. This ancient marine reptile was enormous, compa...
15 Mar, 2026, 12.13 PM IST
How Did a Sea Cow Fossil End Up in Qatar’s Desert? Scientists Finally ExplainResearchers have discovered fossils of a new sea cow species, Salwasiren qatarensis, in the deserts of Qatar, dating back 21 million years....
13 Mar, 2026, 10.15 PM IST
What Scientists Found Inside an Arctic Bonebed Is Changing the Story of Ocean RecoveryArctic fossils, unearthed on Mount Marmier, reveal a surprisingly rapid recovery of marine life after the devastating Permian extinction 24...
09 Mar, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
Not Sharks or Dinosaurs: The Tiny Ancient Creature With Earth’s Sharpest TeethTiny marine creatures called conodonts, extinct for millions of years, held the title for the sharpest teeth. These eel-like animals had mi...
09 Feb, 2026, 03.49 PM IST
Nature’s first GPS? Scientists reveal how a mysterious creature crossed deep, dark oceans with astonishing precisionTiny magnetic fossils unearthed from the North Atlantic seafloor offer a glimpse into ancient marine navigation. These microscopic structur...
17 Nov, 2025, 09.57 PM IST
Fossilised remains of aquatic predators are to be auctioned off at Sotheby's in JulyThe mounted skeletons that will be auctioned this month are a pteranodon, a huge bird-like animal that lived about 85 million years ago, an...
12 Jul, 2023, 08.38 AM IST