The death of this ancient species, discovered alongside more newly described mammals, had been greatly exaggerated.

Galacticoaster is a race to save a Lego-infused galaxy from an “asteroid of probable destruction.” And at 40 mph, it's the park’s fastest ride.

Looking for molecular evidence of life on other worlds is tricky, but a test based on the reactivity of carbon compounds ...

The pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, until now known only through fossils, have been rediscovered.

Scientists studying venomous insects made an unexpected discovery inside a simple lunchbox container — one that could help ...

A plantation worker photographed this new genus of mammal in New Guinea, thought to have been dead for 6,000 years.

Indigenous people in Papua, Indonesia, have helped scientists track down two animals that were thought to have gone extinct thousands of years ago: a relative of Australia’s greater glider and a ...

The Antscan database captures the tiny insects’ diversity and shows how the world’s living things could be rendered in three dimensions.

Known as Tanyka amnicola, this lake-dweller with twisted jaws and teeth pointed outward lived in Gondwana 275 million years ...

These 20 animals are so strange they look like science fiction creations, but they’re completely real. Nature is far more bizarre than you think.

You’ve probably seen a headline or two about an invasive species taking over. Perhaps you’ve seen a sign warning of ...

It’s hard for us to assert.” Bill Diamond, president and chief executive of SETI, told “Jesse Weber Live” on Friday.