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

Our planet’s first known mass extinction happened about 440 million years ago. Species diversity on Earth had been increasing ...

Life on Earth had to begin somewhere, and scientists think that “somewhere” is LUCA—or the Last Universal Common Ancestor. True to its name, this prokaryote-like organism represents the ancestor of ...

The building blocks of life on Earth may have been fueled by tiny sparks ... A key piece of that puzzle is figuring out where ...

In "Ends of the Earth," Neil Shubin travels north and south to explore the frontiers of polar science and history.

Elon Musk has boldly claimed a million people could live in a self-sustaining settlement, possibly comprising “glass domes” ...

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 ...

"These types of formations made by bacteria are believed to be, pretty much, the first living cells, organized cells, on Earth ... "The next thing is to know, can we molecularly work with ...

Sawyer, age 8, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina Exploring anywhere on Earth, look closely and you’ll ... This fact has fascinated scientists for centuries. One of the things biologists like me do is ...

Happy Roots’ annual Earth Day Jam is right around the corner. The event represents founder Ashley Honbarrier’s vision to ...

This is Part 4 in our contribution to Postmedia’s national series How Canada Wins. Over t five weeks, we’ll chronicle our ...

If it weren’t for their shared passion for creating a healthier, more sustainable environment, Camas residents Glen DeWillie, Randal Friedman and Molly McKay Williams — leaders of the recently formed ...