Sponges may be ancient, but their timeline has been murky. New research suggests the earliest sponges were soft and ...

A study by Dr. Gianpiero Fiorentino and his colleagues, published in the Journal of Paleontology, describes the identification of a new species of ant, Hypoponera electrocacica, belonging to the genus ...

Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly ...

Mysterious parallel microtunnels discovered in rock defy geology and could be the work of unknown microscopic ancient life.

We know Aotearoa New Zealand is home to many geographically and biologically special features. Yet few of us know it also has ...

MIT researchers have uncovered chemical evidence suggesting that ancient sea sponges were among the first animals on Earth, ...

A study published today in the journal Science reveals how jumping fragments of human DNA, a type of genetic parasite, ...

The genus name nods to Sir Galahad, the Arthurian knight known for his moral uprightness, reflecting the animal’s upright ...

A study published in the journal Science reveals how jumping fragments of human DNA, a type of genetic parasite, destabilize the cancer genome. Unstable genomes are a fertile playground for cancer ...

Remarkably, the shorelines of Africa and South America reflect each other almost perfectly, an extraordinary discovery that ignited a wave of scientific inquiry. Long ago, these continents were joined ...