Latest articles by Nick Garland

Animals emerged from the water and clamored onto land more than 300 million years ago, but paleontologists are looking for even more details about the transition. A healed broken bone that later fossilized is offering some new and unexpected clues.

A new 205 million-year-old fossil reptile named after a spell cast by Severus Snape of the Harry Potter films, has been unearthed in Southwest England.

New research into the feeding habits of a long-extinct mysterious fish reveals that it may be the first animal ever known to use vertical thrashing of external teeth to kill its prey. And it had some seriously crazy teeth.