Mycorrhizal fungi are the 'masters of the universe' beneath your feet, forming a 'wood wide web' vital for plant health and soil.

After years of analysis, the animal turned out to be an entirely new species — one that lived millions of years longer than ...

In this fascinating talk, paleoanthropologist Juliet Brophy explains the shocking discovery of nearly 1,800 fossils from a ...

Spotting a Manx Loaghtan on the mist-shrouded cliffs of the Isle of Man feels like observing a story from ancient mythology ...

A 307-million-year-old tetrapod, Tyrannoroter heberti, is one of the earliest known plant-eaters on land. Its tiny teeth reshaped ecosystems and paved the way for humans’ plant-based meals.

Our single-celled ancestor lived in a world without plants, animals or oxygen-rich oceans. Yet, this seemingly simple microorganism took the first steps toward complex life. From this ancestor emerged ...

When that material is transported into the oceans, it increases the carbon-to-phosphorus ratio of marine sediments. The ...

You may not have ever heard of Elaine Ingham, but if you read this column and follow my advice, you are using her concepts.

A fossil skull barely 1 inch long has proved to be a newborn reptile from Brazil’s Late Triassic, a period more than 230 million years ago when early reptiles dominated land ecosystems. Its tiny jaw ...

"It's a really strange animal, and the weird twist in the jaw drove us crazy trying to figure it out." ...

Scientists found a jaw so bizarre they assumed it was broken - they were very wrong.

Batman faces mutated monsters and gruesome horrors beneath Gotham while Joker schemes in Absolute Batman #18, in stores ...