Within just a few million years, the continental plates begin to bend and squish toward each other. Around 200 million years ...

Coelacanth fossils like these are useful because two known coelacanth species are still alive today. They are likened to ...

Saturn’s rings are iconic, but new evidence suggests Earth might once have sported one of its own. This ring would have ...

Researchers in China and Australia have created an animation that details Earth's tectonic movements over the past 1.8 ...

In a discovery that challenges our understanding of Earth's ancient history, researchers have found evidence suggesting that ...

The ancient coelacanth, which has existed for some 419 million years, never stopped evolving despite its reputation as a ...

Agriculture plays a vital role in Arkansas, contributing $16 billion annually, so it's no surprise the state has a few ...

People often think of all whales as giants of the sea when in fact they vary in size dramatically, from the 30-metre blue ...

Rocky planets that are about earth-size, or maybe two to three times larger, will offer the best chances for simple microbial ...

As a result, biodiversity in the Mediterranean actually increased after the salinity crisis. However, it took a long time for ...

The deepest part of the ocean is in the Challenger Deep valley of the Mariana Trench, which is about 10,935 metres deep ( ...

Climate change and asteroids are linked with animal origin and extinction -- and plate tectonics also seems to play a key evolutionary role, 'groundbreaking' new fossil research reveals. The discovery ...