Horseshoe crabs show up in the fossil record over 445 million years ago. Their blood is valuable in testing vaccines.

All modern humans may descend from a small group of people who survived a catastrophic event just over 70,000 years ago. Human history stretches so far back in time, it's almost incomprehensible. Just ...

A fossilized Homo naledi skull Hawks et al. via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Deep within South Africa’s Rising Star cave system is an open space called the Dinaledi Chamber. It’s accessible ...

In prehistoric graves of children in Siberia, scientists have found the world’s oldest evidence of a plague outbreak. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

The Something Wild team travelled to the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Greenland, New Hampshire early in the morning in order to not miss out on one of nature's most amazing ...

Talk to anyone who’s lived in Duxbury for many years about horseshoe crabs and you will hear stories about how these ancient animals were way more plentiful than they are today. They could be seen ...

Deep inside 100-million-year-old amber from Myanmar, scientists uncovered a bizarre ancient bug with clawed front legs that look more like a crab’s pincers than anything seen in modern insects. The ...

A prehistoric hidden cave and hippo bones found beneath a Welsh castle could transform understanding of ancient life in Britain, researchers said Thursday, calling the site a "once-in-a-lifetime ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Sam’s Club shoppers are raving about its imitation snow crab leg–style surimi, which delivers the flavor and look of crab at a fraction of the price. Made from minced white fish, this surimi mimics ...

When palaeontologists unearthed a fossilised horseshoe crab at the famous Mazon Creek Lagerstätte fossil deposit in Illinois, USA, two things stood out: the remarkable preservation of the ancient ...