In a study published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, researchers Dr. Giovanna M. X. Paixão and her colleagues ...

Isotope evidence from fossil otoliths shows Caribbean reef food chains have shrunk by up to 70%, signaling a major loss of ...

Coral reefs, worth an estimated $9.8 trillion a year to humanity, are in far worse shape than previously realized. A massive international study found that during the 2014–2017 global marine heatwave, ...

Benefits to society from coral reefs, including fisheries, tourism, coastal protection, pharmaceutical discovery and more, are estimated at about $9.8 trillion per year. For the first time, an ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Approximately 290 million years ago, a carnivorous dinosaur ...

An extraordinary 512-million-year-old fossil site has been discovered in southern China, preserving in vivid detail almost an entire ecosystem from a time shortly after Earth’s first mass extinction ...

Energy demand from data centers, crucial in the artificial intelligence buildout, has buoyed sentiment in the otherwise flat renewables sector. Interest in fossil fuels has risen in parallel, though ...

In a case of mistaken identity, fossils from two whales were disguised as the backbones of a woolly mammoth. The fossilized remains were kept at a museum for decades ...

Agatized coral is one of nature’s rarest and most stunning geological creations. Formed over 20 million years, this fossilized coral has been slowly replaced with agate, creating colors and patterns ...

When you land on South Caicos, the first thing you notice is how quiet it is. There are barely 1,100 people living here, and you feel it immediately. Now, I’ve been to Turks and Caicos many times ...