Scientists discovered hidden phosphorus spikes in ancient limestone that may help explain two of Earth’s worst marine mass ...

Corals are in fact three things in one: something of an animal, something of a plant, and something of a stone. They make ...

In honor of National Endangered Species Day, discover several important and fascinating species at risk of extinction.

New study reveals brief, globally coherent phosphorus spikes linked to ancient marine mass extinctions. The findings highlight how nutrient-cycle disruption can contribute to ocean oxygen loss and ...

Learn how egg size may help explain why ammonites didn’t survive the end-Cretaceous extinction 66 million years ago, while ...

Sir David Attenborough, who turns 100 on Friday, has warned the Amazon rainforest could become a dry desert by the 2030s - ...

As he reaches 100, broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough has spoken of the changes he has seen in his lifetime – and the horrifying consequences of climate change in the years to come ...

Some of the most beautiful creatures to grace the ancient seas, the ammonites, disappeared in the end-Cretaceous mass ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of small mammal that lived at the same time as dinosaurs, offering fresh clues about ...