Paleontologists rarely find a complete skeleton from a prehistoric beast. Sometimes, they find only a skull, a tooth or a vertebra and have to make guesses about the creature based on minimal evidence ...

Have you ever noticed that when you're hiking or just taking a walk in the woods, you rarely see a dead animal? There are plenty of animals out there, and like everyone else, they die. So why don't we ...

New research has revealed how the history of life can be distorted by the ways animals decompose and lose body parts as they decay -- and the ways in which decayed bodies ultimately become fossilized.

A science project at the College of Saint Mary is attracting the attention of the Nebraska Humane Society. Forensic students at the college are studying how animals decompose, using dead pigs to ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

NEWINGTON - A young whale that washed up in Great Bay last week will be left to decompose naturally in a private location following a limited necropsy that marine biologists hope will offer clues on ...