Scans of the Chicago Archaeopteryx show feather and bone features that worked together to create lift.

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Learn about the controversial Gaia hypothesis, stating that Earth is its own living system kept in balance by organisms.

The tegu, long thought to be an invasive species, turns out to have arrived in North America about 16 million years earlier ...

By examining different materials buried along with the watercraft, experts could determine the age of the boat.

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The flood that filled the Mediterranean sea caused destruction for all creatures in its path, but created the body of water ...

Learn more about fascinating lava fountains and how high they can reach during a volcano eruption.