A fossilized foot discovered in Ethiopia and left unclassified for over a decade has now been linked to a little-known human ...

Trees appear passive, but their role in Earth’s ecosystems is defined by competitive advantages and long-term strategy.

Studies looking at how sponges have evolved on a molecular level have suggested that spicules should be present over 700 ...

Researchers from the University of Maryland, College Park, may have captured ancient DNA from the Italian High Renaissance ...

A single thermal performance curve applies across life, from bacteria to animals. Species differ in optimal temperatures, but not in the fundamental shape of their response to heat. Researchers at Tri ...

Exceptionally preserved fossils from the Ediacaran period challenge what scientists thought was possible in sandstone. In the fossil record, creatures without hard shells or skeletons, such as ...

Learn about the most complete Homo habilis fossil ever found, and how this fossil is changing what we know about human ...

A renewed wave of interest in the Rendlesham Forest case centres on claims that a UFO implanted a chilling binary warning ...

A plant named Virectaria stellata has genetic traits foreign to its family, challenging the classic rules of plant ...

Cyclone Harry has reached the coasts of Sardinia and after the red alert, further measures are being taken to secure the ...

New research has found that roughly half of Australia's freshwater fish are fond of snacking on animal and plant material, ...

A mouse scurries up to six chestnuts. Three look healthy. Three have exit holes where moth larvae ate the insides before they ...