Shell-rich rocks trace a mostly upward climb in ocean life, with each mass extinction slashing both diversity and biomass ...

How to Survive shares why a pretty shell can actually be deadly, exposing hidden dangers in nature you might overlook. They ...

Scientists at the University of Southampton have developed a new way of analyzing fossils, allowing them to see how creatures ...

Each time a cell divides, a small section of each chromosome's protective cap - the telomere - is worn away. Most cells use ...

Stanford study shows ocean biomass has risen over 540 million years, linking biodiversity to long-term ecosystem health.

Scientists have long sought to understand why sea spiders keep some of their most important organs in their legs.

A study published in the journal Current Biology describes a new example of tool use by a critically endangered population of ...

If you have ever looked closely into a rockpool along the U.K. coastline, you may have been lucky enough to find a tiny ...

A new study of ancient fossil trails pushes the origins of complex life deeper into Earth’s history, before the Cambrian Period began.

The orcas clearly liked this activity because different whales were recorded preparing the stems eight times and rolling the ...

A conservation team unloads biodegradable wave breaks from a boat on May 27, 2025. The cement jute wave breaks designed for ...