Scientists reveal a never-before-seen species of leopard-size apex predator that lived in lush forest 30 million years ago.

Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one ...

Arachnid evolution involved multiple land transitions, not just one. Spiders and scorpions evolved key traits through gene duplication.

Birds are inextricably linked to feathers, which allow them to fly, keep warm and put on dramatic displays. Feathers, however ...

Hidden beneath Egypt’s desert sands, scientists uncovered a nearly complete skull of Bastetodon, a 30-million-year-old ...

Does a duck always look like a duck and quack like a duck? Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, ...

Animals are not just inhabitants of the natural world -- they are its architects. A new study has revealed how hundreds of species shape the landscapes we depend on, from vast termite mounds visible ...

The discovery that farming might not have been the catalyst for civilisation means we must completely rethink the timeline of ...

Fossils and genetics are starting to point to life emerging surprisingly soon after Earth formed, when the planet was ...

The Farm River in Connecticut is closer to health after Friends of the Farm River & Estuary received an invasive control ...

When it comes to cognitive abilities, birds and mammals may not be as far apart as many assume Birds are often imagined to be less intelligent than mammals, perhaps with the exception of crows and ...

Gustav Klimt attended discussions of scientific developments, like the microscope, which he incorporated into his work ...