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.

In search of a new adventure, Craig Munns went back to school. Now, at 65, he spends his days examining long-vanished life forms ...

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 ...

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters season two has premiered and now we know what became of Kurt Russell's Lee Shaw after that wild ...

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

This leaf beetle looks amazing, but does like to chomp through - yes you guessed it - asparagus plants. Asparagus beetles, or Crioceris asparagi, are amazingly colourful, however, and despite them ...

If someone showed you photos of Onyx Cave without context, you’d probably assume they were concept art from the latest space ...

Perhaps unsurprisingly, there are quite a few Star Wars fans among biologists. These ones have used their opportunity to name a new species to make reference to their beloved franchise.

Research shows that a phenomenon called St. Elmo’s Fire, which occurs during thunderstorms, may be much more common than ...

Are you a believer in Bigfoot? Some people who were hiking in the woods in Portage County on March 6 and 7 claim they saw a massive, hairy beast.

The Antscan database captures the tiny insects’ diversity and shows how the world’s living things could be rendered in three dimensions.

Presearch’s “Doppelgänger” is trying to help people discover adult creators rather than use nonconsensual deepfakes.