Scientists discovered Bastetodon, a 300-million-year-old predator in Egypt, revealing Africa's ancient apex carnivores before modern lions and hyenas emerged.

Although the Earth’s been decidedly blue for 600 million years, rising populations of phytoplankton caused by rising temperatures are once again causing the world’s oceans to turn green.

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In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...

A few fossilized body parts hinted at an enigmatic bird's close ties to waterfowl like ducks and geese. A newfound skull may bolster that idea.

Imagine creatures that have survived since the time of dinosaurs. Species like the tuatara, sturgeon, crocodile, hagfish, ...

That’s not even close to the size of the “planet-killer” asteroid that slammed into Earth 66 million years ago and led to the extinction of dinosaurs. That one was estimated to be about 6.2 ...

The asteroid that slammed into Earth 66 million years ago and led to the extinction of dinosaurs was estimated to be about 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) in diameter and marked the last known large ...

While its relatives disappeared millions of years ago, the tuatara has ... ancient creatures swimming in Earth's waters, with a lineage dating back around 300 million years. Often called "living ...

Can America survive this meteor shower? Maybe — if we stay focused, get organized, show up, support good candidates, write ...

It's estimated to be between 130-300 feet wide and had a 1.3% chance ... asteroid ( 6.2 mile diameter) to hit planet Earth 66 million years ago that led to the extinction of dinosaurs, albeit ...

Millions of years ago, the Mediterranean ... on a critical moment in Earth’s geological history but also demonstrate the persistence of landforms over five million years,” Micallef added.