A limestone quarry in Hunan province, China, has yielded more than 150 species dating back approximately 512 million years — ...

Tardigrades, commonly known as water bears, may be better suited by a new name: Tardiguardians of the Galaxy. Unlike the ...

There were schools of thought in Ancient Greece that speculated about extraterrestrial life, in trying to answer questions ...

Scientists at MIT have found compelling chemical evidence that Earth’s earliest animals were likely ancient sea sponges. Hidden inside rocks over 541 million years old are rare molecular “fingerprints ...

Six DIY kits use upcycled materials to teach children about endangered African wildlife through hands on building and ...

Riders, contractors and an announcer say the loss affects their livelihoods, while animal advocates welcome the decision.

Scorpion venom is important for medicine, but is extremely expensive. Read here to learn why scorpion venom is the most expensive liquid.

Human intelligence wasn’t a cosmic evolutionary fluke, some scientists say. The case against cosmic loneliness is growing.

Athletes can reach speeds of up to 96 miles per hour, according to our analysis, which is faster than a cheetah.

Scientists propose that eukaryotes formed when an Asgard archaeon entered into a close partnership with an alphaproteobacterium. Over time, the two organisms became permanently linked. The ...

Tyrannoroter heberti fossil shows one of the earliest land animals to eat plants, changing what we know about how ...

It’s exciting to think that this apex predator, carving across the sky with knife-edge confidence, is in London. The city, for all its noise and bustle, has become one of the world’s busiest for ...