If you imagine the earliest animals on Earth, you might picture something simple but sturdy. Maybe a sponge-like creature ...

Deep beneath Kentucky, scientists have uncovered something no one expected, perfectly preserved predators from an ancient sea hidden for over 300 million years.

A 512-million-year-old ecosystem, frozen in stone, reveals an explosive comeback after a mass extinction no one fully understood, until now.

In the mythology of ancient Greece and Rome, the harpies were a group of animal-human hybrid monsters like the sirens and the ...

An upside-down jellyfish drifts in a shallow lagoon, rhythmically contracting its translucent bell. By night that beat drops ...

Blood tests are useful tools for doctors and scientific researchers: they can reveal a lot about a body's health. Usually, a blood sample is taken to get a picture of the large molecules that are ...

That’s Ecola State Park in Cannon Beach, Oregon – nature’s masterpiece that makes you simultaneously want to shout from the rooftops and whisper in hushed tones.

As the data center buildup outpaces the energy transition, modern technology is ever more dependent on oil, gas and coal deposits that took millions of years to form.

The Mesozoic ocean may have been one of the most dangerous places in Earth’s history, filled with predators that still feel ...