Deep Sea biologists found a new animal some 26,000 feet (7,902 meters) underwater in the ocean's "hadal zone," named for the ...

Vaguely dog-like” animal is one of the oldest-known close cousins of modern mammals. Researchers have discovered the oldest ...

Before the time of the dinosaurs, a naked, warm-blooded egg-layer known as a gorgonopsian sipped water from Pangea's tropical ...

South Island takahe—a prehistoric-looking flightless bird endemic to New Zealand's rugged landscapes—have become a shining ...

Nature has mastered the art of darkness. From the birds-of-paradise with their specialized feather structures that create a ...

Around one third of Australian households live with at least one cat, yet surveys tell us the cats' needs are not being met.

December 20, 2024 • About the size of Rhode Island, the iceberg known as A23a got stuck in an ocean vortex this summer, spinning in place for months. Now, it's free, and heading back into open ...

This week, explore a violent episode in British prehistory, discover dark comets, ponder the prospect of mirror life, marvel ...

A new species belonging to the gorgonopsians, the ancient ancestors of mammals, was found on the Spanish island of Mallorca.

Most studies of micropredators in the previous century were phenomenological: identifying predatory organisms, describing conditions under which predation occurred and defining the range of potential ...

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