The history of life on Earth is a tale of slow burns and sudden explosions, shaped by environmental upheavals and ...

Ever wanted to see how history connects all around the world? This interactive history map makes it easier than ever.

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For more than 150 years, scientists have debated whether Prototaxites—which stood roughly 24 feet tall and 3 feet wide—were an early lichen or fungus, like a “giant mushroom” ...

A research team from the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) has discovered ...

The Earth is really, really old. Over 4 1/2 billion years old, in fact. How do we begin to comprehend a number that large? It helps to put it on a more fathomable scale. Watch to see where Earth's ...

Scientists confirm a massive flood rapidly refilled the Mediterranean, drastically reshaping landscapes and altering ...

Researchers have innovatively merged protein structural data with genetic sequences to construct evolutionary trees, ...

The world's oldest rocks are spread across the globe and paint a picture of Earth's turbulent early history. Here are some of the most notable and important formations scientists have discovered.

From wasps to whales, the Natural History Museum was built to catalogue the world's natural ... Today, the Museum is a world-class research facility and a monument to Earth's biodiversity. Swelling ...