"They’re iconic features." Scientists issue warning that ancient US feature could completely vanish: 'We'll be the first to ...

Researchers incubated permafrost samples from Alaska at different temperatures and found that microbes from the last ice age ...

For most organisms on Earth, rocks are objects, not food. But for one oddball microbe, desert limestone seems to have been on the menu. Whether or not this mysterious form of life still exists or went ...

Insects have long pollinated plants, but evidence of ancient pairing is rare. Fossils now show bees and linden trees goes back 24 million years.

Lead poisoning isn't just a modern phenomenon: fossil teeth show signs that it affected ancient hominids, and Homo sapiens ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have discovered life-size rock carvings of camels, gazelles and other animals in the Saudi ...

Researchers have unearthed South America’s first amber deposits containing ancient insects in an Ecuadorian quarry, offering ...

A new model uncovers how Earth’s liquid core has sustained its magnetic field since the planet’s beginnings, offering new insights into its future. Earth benefits from the presence of a magnetic field ...

The familial statue mixed together different styles of craftsmanship in a way never before seen in ancient Egyptian culture.

Strange glass strewn across southern Australia appears to be from a mystery asteroid impact 11 million years ago.