Ancient Mars is coming into sharper focus as a planet laced with rivers, deltas and vast drainage basins, and that new map of ...

While keeping the long-dead crocodilian intact, McKnight and her team also “virtually” recreated the bronze hook lodged in ...

Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's ...

The colour change reveals ancient carbon chemistry, offering rare insights into material formed beyond our solar system.

Researchers argue that as ancient hominins developed the ability to control fire, they would have changed ...

Scientists have uncovered how cyanobacteria—Earth's first photosynthetic organisms—self-organize into intricate living mats, offering insights into aquatic ecosystems and potential inspiration for ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence of a colossal shark that lived off northern Australia about 115 million years ago, revealing that modern shark lineages grew to immense sizes far earlier than ...

Scientists sequenced ancient proteins in a tooth from a prehistoric rhino relative that had been preserved in Canada's High Arctic for up to 24 million years. Lennart van den Berg / 500px via Getty ...

An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, scientists reported Wednesday. The parasitic wasp's abdomen boasts a set of flappy ...

Around 120 million years ago, a bird swallowed over 800 tiny stones and choked to death as a result. Paleontologists aren’t ...

In the age of dinosaurs, before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon, a monstrous shark prowled the waters off ...

Scientists say humans' fondness for alcohol traces back to primate ancestors who sought fermented fruits, shaping both ...