Half a billion years ago, the first true eye emerged in Earth’s oceans. Fossils now reveal what that ancient crystal vision could actually see.

The strawberry guava, one of the world’s worst invasive species, hinders forest restoration on the island while feeding its ...

Barry Hughes, a volunteer in the Condon Fossil Collection, opens a drawer containing the head of a saber-tooth tiger and ...

Marine fossils discovered near the summit of Mount Everest reveal that the world’s highest mountain was once part of an ancient ocean floor before tectonic collisions lifted the Himalayas.

If the Sun were very different, we wouldn’t be here. A shorter-lived star wouldn't provide the opportunity for humanity to develop, a star that was more erratic would regularly fry us, and stars in ...

How many stories are buried just beneath our feet?

A study of over 275 violins suggests that Antonio Stradivari used wood from high-altitude forests in northern Italy to craft ...

Slaking is living the dream. In Pokédex entries for multiple regions, it is called "the world's laziest Pokémon" — a giant ...

Biologists identify a new species of "living fossil" chiton through cutting-edge mitochondrial genome sequencing.