Ancient animal history is extremely difficult to reconstruct, for a number of reasons. Some of the earliest creatures in existence were soft-bodied and microscopic, leaving behind very little ...

Today, as in the beginning, life is still made out of carbon dioxide, and the world’s problems are made out of carbon dioxide as well.” ...

The optimistic space-race drama, starting its fifth season, imagines humans settling space without tech colonizing our minds.

The History Museum at the Castle opened new exhibits March 26, featuring fossils and rocks from the former Weis Earth Science ...

Even J.R.R. Tolkien didn't like the idea of a sequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, so why is Warner Bros. going ahead ...

Scientists say they have uncovered new clues in Australia about when plate tectonics began on Earth, the only known planet to ...

Earth’s Ediacaran Period, which lasted from about 630 to 540 million years ago, has long puzzled scientists studying the ...

March 23rd marks significant US historical milestones, from Patrick Henry's revolutionary call in 1775 to the installation of ...

New research challenges a key archaeological site in Chile, raising fresh questions about when humans first arrived in the ...

In the middle of the Mojave Desert, just off Interstate 15 between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, sits the Mountain Pass mine. Surrounded by a high plateau of pale rock and desert scrub, this ...

Sea turtle shells record life history layer by layer over many years, clearly revealing diet, stress, movement, and ocean ...