A new study theorizes that evolution ticks at different speeds, especially when a big group of organisms first appears.

Charles Darwin worried that the fossil record looked strangely abrupt, with complex animals appearing in a geological instant ...

These "total monsters of fishes" are extinct today, though new clues about their lives come from CT scans and their closest ...

Sponges are among Earth's most ancient animals, but exactly when they evolved has long puzzled scientists. Genetic ...

With most UK homes still heated by gas, we compare gas boilers and heat pumps on cost, efficiency, carbon impact and system types ...

This documentary examines a plant-eating dinosaur with one of the most unusual mouths ever found in the fossil record. Its wide jaw and constantly replaced teeth suggested a feeding style unlike any ...

Scientists refine the timeline of sponge origins, showing soft-bodied ancestors likely evolved later than some chemical ...

A US judge ruled Orsted A/S can resume building a wind farm project off the coast of Rhode Island while it challenges the ...

Earth’s first sponges may have been ghostly, soft-bodied pioneers—ancient animals that evolved long before their skeletons ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used to analyze medical images, materials data and scientific measurements, but ...

These companies, Cicio explained, are spending more on transmission and distribution while eyeing higher profits. "They are ...

The world’s oceans are becoming dangerously acidic. A controversial proposal would raise the pH — by mixing chemicals into ...