An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown ...

In 1843, Canadian geologist William Edmond Logan discovered a large, log-shaped fossil along the shores of Gaspé Bay in ...

Prototaxites are something of a prehistoric mystery. They were the first giant organisms on land, towering over ancient ...

May 27, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news over the past few days, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. When you purchase through ...

The Baobab is one of the strangest-looking trees on Earth, and has been described as an “upside-down tree” and even the “tree of life” due to its nutrient-rich fruit. While six of the eight species of ...

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Botanists have mapped the evolutionary relationships between flowering plants using genomic data from more than 9500 species. The newly compiled tree of life will help scientists piece together the ...

In 1997, I had a vision that I drew out in a flash that would change my life. It depicted the evolution of complexity that started with energy and grew into the dimensions of matter, life, mind, and ...