In the first and only reconstruction of ocean pH ever carried out, new research from the University of St Andrews and the ...

Ever since the first dinosaur fossils were identified in the 19th century, scientists have been trying to figure out why ...

Smithsonian researchers have linked discoveries within Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park with a previously unknown ...

A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally ...

This coincided with a mass extinction, likely the worst in Earth's history.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need ...

The molten rock was hot enough to melt the surrounding rocks and release massive amounts of carbon dioxide into Earth's ...

Without sharks, ocean ecosystems would become unbalanced, leading to overpopulation of some species and the collapse of ...

A 259-million-year-old fossil skull of Yinshanosaurus angustus has been found, filling a key evolutionary gap in ...

Colossal Biosciences has announced that it is aiming to bring back one of the nine flightless birds wiped out after humans arrived in New Zealand.

The collapse of tropical forests during Earth’s most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged ...