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 ...

On what began as a beautiful, sunny day in Tumbler Ridge, BC, Alex Hardwick was in his home when he suddenly heard an emergency alert go off.

Researchers in Costa Rica have unearthed fossils from a mastodon and a giant sloth that lived as many as 40,000 years ago, officials announced Friday, calling it the biggest such ...

Two coal-fired power plants in Tennessee that had been scheduled for closure in 2026 and 2028 will be kept open for the “foreseeable future” after a ...

Amber is fossilised resin, often from conifer trees that lived millions of years ago. Released from the trees' bark in ...

Step into a world of life-size dinosaurs at Dinosaur World in Plant City, Florida—featuring walking trails, fossil digs, mini ...

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is one of the most renowned thinkers in history. He’s Germany’s greatest literary figure, famous ...

You might have an idea of what a fossil looks like – but these fossils are slightly different (and will change the way you ...

A fossil found by a 12-year-old in Beijing has filled a major gap in Asia’s Middle Jurassic record, marking the first confirmed amphibian footprint from the period. The findings were published last ...

More than 200 years after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s death, his curiosity about nature is still leading to new discoveries.

Update: A missing 14-year-old girl who was the focus of an Amber Alert has been found safe, an El Paso police spokesperson said in a message Saturday afternoon, Jan. 31. El Paso police issued a ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Scientists believe they’ve deduced why prehistoric Ediacara Biota fossils have remained preserved for millions of years. The fossils of these ...