Victor Beccari couldn't shake the feeling he had seen the fossil before: it was a slab of rock containing the impression of a ...

A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveals that Neanderthals living in two nearby caves in northern ...

Neanderthals living in two nearby caves in ancient Israel prepared their food in surprisingly different ways, according to new archaeological evidence. Despite using the same tools and hunting the ...

The Cambrian Explosion is a landmark moment in the history of life on Earth when many of the major groups of animals first ...

Africa’s flowers have been meticulously documented across 1.9 million sites on the continent and in Madagascar.

In 2013, the International Herb Association selected the elderberry as its “Herb of the Year.” Elderberry (genus Sambuca) can ...

Ambitious projects aim to put dire wolves, woolly mammoths and passenger pigeons back into our ecosystems. But with so many ...

Scientists have decoded the sea spider’s genome for the first time, revealing how its strangely shaped body—with organs in its legs and barely any abdomen—may be tied to a missing gene. The detailed ...

Oklahoma is home to not only large but also dangerous snakes, all of which are found in a variety of habitats around the ...

"Although they are not seen very often, timber rattlesnakes are native to New York State and they are venomous. Timber ...

Imagine living in a place where a single drought, hurricane, or mudslide could wipe out your food supply. Across Africa, many ...

Mountain lions are sometimes called "mountain screamers" due to their incredibly loud, piercing, and surprisingly human-like ...