Life on Earth had to begin somewhere, and scientists think that “somewhere” is LUCA—or the Last Universal Common Ancestor.

Reptiles have existed for millions of years, demonstrating remarkable resilience and adaptations. The seven largest reptiles ...

When I see laws added or removed for monetary gain that completely ignore the immensely negative impact they will have on ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The largest living thing on the planet is not a whale or any other animal you might expect. It is a giant fungus that kills anything in its path, currently taking ...

Here is a microscopic view of these tiny creatures from the documentary "Invisible World." There are more living things on our bodies than people on Earth. The ability to see these creatures up close ...

Today, Earth’s magnetic field acts as a safety blanket, shielding the planet from dangerous solar wind. Without the ...

The biggest living thing on Earth is a massive fungus. Whales, redwood trees, and elephants are all very big — but they're not the largest living organism on the planet by acreage. That title ...

Ancient trees like Methuselah and Alerce Milenario serve as living records ... region on Earth. Whichever tree, whether Methuselah or Alerce Milenario, takes the title, one thing is clear, Nature ...

That's a cosmic ray. That was initiated by a particle, probably a proton that hit the Earth's atmosphere. Now, imagine if one of those hits the DNA of a living thing. What that will do is cause a ...

In this short film for primary schools Martin Hughes-Games describes the role of a palaeontologist; someone who studies ancient living things and how planet Earth has evolved over millions of ...

From tiny puddle-dwelling creatures that can survive in outer space to a paint so dark that your eyes can't actually even see it, the Earth is filled with plenty of strange and incredible things.