Once upon a time, a prehistoric species of arachnid roamed the Earth in the area we now know as the state of Illinois. The newly discovered arachnid has been named Douglassarachne acanthopada. It was ...

The nearly complete skull did not match any previously known species of prehistoric human. But two new studies — which researchers say are among the biggest paleoanthropology papers of the year — ...

Meet Jeholia longchengi, a 125-million-year-old scorpion that’s rewriting the rulebook on prehistoric arachnids. This creature stood out due to its massive size and peculiar features, making it ...