A Rutgers researcher and collaborators have linked unusual geological anomalies to Earth’s molten origins and its unique habitability. For many years, researchers have struggled to understand two ...

From woolly mammoths to giant sloths, via some lesser-known ice-age beasts like 'killer koalas', the visuals in this ...

Here are seven of the largest animals on Earth, each dominating its environment with size, strength, and impressive ...

Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In ...

Microscopic magnetic fossils found in North Atlantic seafloor sediments may represent components of an internal "GPS system" ...

When snow falls on the ice sheet, where subzero temperatures ensure it doesn’t melt. Antarctic temperatures regularly reach ...

"Economic growth, as we have traditionally defined it, can no longer be our guiding star," wrote Jane Goodall.

Every mind-bending molecule in nature has an evolutionary origin; a defense against being eaten, a lure for pollinators, or perhaps a happy biochemical accident. Though they seem extraordinary, life ...

Fungi’s evolutionary roots stretch far deeper than once believed — up to 1.4 billion years ago, long before plants or animals appeared. Using advanced molecular dating and gene transfer analysis, ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Scientists have uncovered new molecular evidence that sea sponges, some of the simplest creatures on Earth, were likely among the planet’s first animals. The discovery centers on ...