A strange set of ancient fossils is forcing scientists to rethink one of paleontology’s most stubborn assumptions: that ...

If you trace the animal family tree back through the fossil record, the trail usually goes cold about 539 million years ago. Before this boundary—the start of the famous Cambrian explosion—multicelled ...

Scientists have discovered that anaerobic microbes played a vital role in preserving a 183‑million‑year‑old ichthyosaur fossil in striking three‑dimensional detail. The microbes produced sulfide ...

President Trump ripped up a pact designed to prevent Iran from building a bomb. Getting a better agreement now could prove ...

Unlike most of its invertebrate peers, octopuses gave up protective shells... But it seems that the sacrifice was totally ...

The top predator prowling the seas during the age of the dinosaurs 100 million years ago may have been the octopus. Related ...

In “Why Do We Exist?” Hakeem Oluseyi explores how life may emerge to move energy through matter—and why Earth is the perfect ...

Mars may look barren today, but beneath its dusty surface, scientists are uncovering clues that tell a very different story.

Maryland lawmakers have until the end of Monday to pass several key bills before Sine Die, the end of the 2026 legislative session.

The world's 'oldest' octopus fossil is not an octopus, people are speaking fewer words per day, humans evolved to heal ...

But 2 things hold it back from greatness ...

The Trump administration’s review concluded that while the Justice Department did pursue cases against those who vandalized ...