The ocean’s ultimate predator once hunted whales with ease. Here’s why the world’s biggest shark eventually vanished off the ...

A research team led by scientists at Kumamoto University has discovered a new genus of microscopic crustaceans from northern ...

In the past, when West Antarctica melted, there was a rapid uptick in onshore geological activity in the area.

In recent years, the global climate has become increasingly extreme, with intensifying alternations of droughts and ...

In this week's Science for All newsletter, Divya Gandhi explains how gigantic animals during the Miocene were replaced by ...

Anacondas achieved their massive size millions of years ago. Discover how anacondas stayed huge while other giant reptiles died out!

South Africa is well known for its fossil heritage, a record of plants and animals that tells us what the world was like long ago. Over the past 15 years, our research group at the African Centre for ...

In the heart of Egypt’s Western Desert, scientists have uncovered more than 400 fossilized skeletons of prehistoric whales.

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen environmental ...

The southern portion of the Mississippi River is famously associated with alligators. These ancient reptiles dominate the ...

Raven La Fae, a 32-year-old artist in Calgary, Canada, has always been able to predict their menstrual periods almost to the day; it arrived every 28 days and lasted for five. But after contracting ...