A treasure trove of Cambrian fossils has been discovered in southern China, providing a window on marine life shortly after ...

Just over half a billion years ago, Earth was rocked by a global mass extinction event, a dramatic interruption of the ...

Sometimes, creatures are so strange-looking that they compel us to do a double-take. This Instagram video shows active, ...

A research trip to Antarctica uncovered marine life that hadn't been seen before in one of the world's most remote spots. Researchers were especially drawn to ...

About 445 million years ago, Earth’s oceans turned into a danger zone. Glaciers spread across the supercontinent Gondwana, and shallow seas shrank fast.

A lack of innovation, tough competitors, and an ill-fated lifeline from Amazon humbled the Bedford-based tech legend.

One of Earth’s earliest mass extinctions wiped out most ocean life during a sudden global ice age. From the ruins, jawed vertebrates survived, diversified, and transformed the course of evolution.

The discovery of catalytic RNA transformed our understanding of life's beginnings. Clare Sansom explores how the RNA world ...

Twelve non-dinosaur rulers show Earth’s old power: armored fish, giant insects, sky titans, sea kings, and saber teeth across ...

Harman develops his theme through diverting chapters on historiography (featuring an excursus on why Mongolian warlords gave ...

Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are ...

During a dive off Argentina, scientists documented a rare jellyfish discovered a little over a century ago and seldom seen since, as well as the fish that keep it company.