Based on these details, its closest evolutionary relatives, and its river habitat, the study’s authors believe Tanyka likely resembled a three-foot-long salamander sporting a lengthier snout. But at ...

In Madagascar, frogs are not background noise. They are a measure of how much forest still functions. The island holds an ...

Scientists have described Tanyka amnicola, a newly identified species of prehistoric creature that lived 275 million years ...

While the search for more Tanyka bones continues, the find is already helping researchers solve another puzzle—filling in the ...

The Kimberley region in the north-west corner of Western Australia is full of rugged ranges and gorges, and long stretches of red soil and rocky ground. The dry seasons are long, and the wet seasons ...

In a dry riverbed in Brazil, in a dense forest near the Amazon, a team of paleontologists found a fossilized jawbone from an ...

In a dry riverbed in Brazil, in a dense forest near the Amazon, a team of paleontologists found a fossilized jawbone from an ancient animal. Over the course of their fieldwork, they found eight ...

The best prevention approach is exclusion: covering vulnerable crops as soon as they are planted with a mesh net that blocks ...

Finding a caterpillar with rhythm was “mind-blowing,” suggesting it might be a more widespread part of animal communication ...

Explore massive dinosaur replicas and prehistoric landscapes at this Pennsylvania park that’s perfect for a fun, educational ...

What may sound like a spa day for frogs is all part of a global effort to fight the chytrid fungus — the deadly pathogen responsible for what scientists have called the largest disease-driven loss of ...