The origin of reptiles on Earth has been pushed back by an astonishing 40 million years. Fossilized tracks unearthed in Australia provide compelling evidence that reptile-like animals existed far ...

With a varied diet of plants and animals, it is well adapted to survive the Arctic’s sparse ecosystem. Living near hydrothermal vents deep in the ocean, tube worms thrive without sunlight. These vents ...

This photo provided by researcher Jane Greaves shows the planet Venus, seen from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Akatsuki probe in May 2016. (J. Greaves/Cardiff University/JAXA via AP) A ...

Despite international sanctions, the illicit flow of animal products continues, driven by insatiable demand and unchecked corruption. North Korea’s wildlife trade laws ostensibly protect endangered ...

A strange atmospheric pattern known as an "omega block" is preventing the usual eastward progression of weather across the U.S. — but what is this weird block, and when will it go away?

These lineages, which contain the comb jellies, the sea sponges, and other ocean creatures such as jellyfish, corals, and sea anemones, comprise some of the Earth’s simplest animals. Other species ...

Below are a few of the loudest animals on Earth! The sperm whale produces rapid ... the male kakapo uses inflatable chest sacs to produce calls that hit 132 decibels. These deep tones are designed ...

BGR reported that the study says the Sun will ultimately cause the end of life on Earth around the year 1,000,002,021 because the star's output will gradually increase, heating the planet beyond ...

Exposure to extreme climate events will increase two to seven times more for those born in 2020 compared with those in 1960, a new study warns.

(Exoplanets are defined as any planet beyond our solar system.) Don't expect to travel there any time soon. It's 244 light-years away from the Earth -- for comparison, the dwarf planet Pluto is ...

May 2, 2025 SAN FRANCISCO – Mayor Daniel Lurie today announced the return of the highly successful free concert series downtown in partnership with Another Planet Entertainment and the San Francisco ...