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About 2.5 metres long, creature was an apex predator 280m years ago, before age of dinosaurs, say scientists

Scientists have identified a giant salamanderlike predator with sharp fangs that likely ruled waters 280 million years ago

The creature had huge fangs and a skull over 2ft long

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Richard Forrest has spent half a century combing beaches for ammonites and other fossils. Along the Dorset coast, the constant shift of earth, rocks and sand continually reveals fresh evidence of life millions of years ago

A new museum in northern Arizona features the fossilized feces of prehistoric animals

This year's events highlight the upcoming Hera mission and an Arizona-based project that uses off-the-shelf security cameras to scan meteors from roofs of schools, colleges and sometimes even private homes.

In 1974, the fossilised bones of Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old hominin, were discovered in Ethiopia. How has this remarkable skeleton disproved a Darwinian theory – and what links her to the Beatles?

To prevent mass extinction, we need to protect 30% of Earth by 2030. Recent research indicates where to start

Langstone, Hampshire: It’s remarkable to think that silverfish – one of which has dropped off my cabbage – have been around for more than 400m years

New findings have allowed scientists to document features in the extinct animal never seen before.