At first glance, this mammal looks like a horse gone terribly wrong. But, in reality, Chalicotherium is far from a botched ...

Over the years, passing spacecraft have observed mystifying weather patterns at the poles of Jupiter and Saturn. The two ...

MIT scientists may have finally found the answer to the difference in polar weather of the almost similar planets.

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

Optical proof of a tiny companion orbiting supergiant star Betelgeuse is hard to come by. Hubble just spotted new evidence.

A single thermal performance curve applies across life, from bacteria to animals. Species differ in optimal temperatures, but ...

Research led by the University of Sydney is reshaping scientific understanding of one of the world's most widespread canine ...

Early humans were not just scavengers. New research shows they actively butchered elephants, transforming survival and social ...

A rapid climate collapse during the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction devastated ocean life and reshuffled Earth’s ecosystems.

Chimpanzees and bonobos are among the closest relatives of humans. They share more than 98% of our DNA. Yet, these primates ...

One of Earth’s earliest mass extinctions wiped out most ocean life during a sudden global ice age. From the ruins, jawed vertebrates survived, diversified, and transformed the course of evolution.