Tegus, once thought to be newcomers, actually roamed ancient Georgia during a global warm spell millions of years ago — a ...

Meet Mosura fentoni, a bizarre 506-million-year-old "sea-moth" with three eyes, claws, and an abdomen full of gills.

A US teenager was recently reported to have developed the oddly named medical condition “popcorn lung” after vaping in secret ...

A spectacular new study suggests that colossal bursts from dead stars, known as magnetar flares, could be behind some of the ...

When two lead nuclei race through the LHC at nearly the speed of light, they sometimes just miss each other. Instead of ...

Astronomers didn’t even know sub-Neptunes existed until NASA’s Kepler mission uncovered them over the past decade. Although a ...

A new mammal species discovered in Mongolia reveals surprising insights into ancient inland ecosystems and the dietary habits ...

The timing of the origin of life on Earth is mysterious. However, by looking deeply into Earth’s ancient rocks and deeply ...

Stars don’t just form planets—they may also re-supply their disks with gas, reshaping how and where planets emerge.

Melting sea ice changes not only how much light enters the ocean, but also its color, disrupting marine photosynthesis and ...

A new study combining satellite imagery with genetic analysis reveals that climate and land use changes are driving increased ...

Eukaryogenesis occurred suddenly, driven by the growing length of genes and the limitations on producing longer proteins. An ...