Their species name is well known, but until recently we’ve understood very little for certain about Homo habilis. Columnist ...
In paleontology, lineages that drop out of the fossil record and then re-emerge after long periods are termed ‘Lazarus taxa.’ ...
Since 1966, Star Trek has been one of the most important sci-fi franchises ever made, and just two words are among its greatest legacies.
Roughly 425 million years ago, in the warm seas over what is now southern China, there lived a meter-long bony fish with jaws ...
Arnold Schwarzenegger has some big news about his future in the Predator franchise and another possible movie sequel.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, there are quite a few Star Wars fans among biologists. These ones have used their opportunity to name a new species to make reference to their beloved franchise.
Parasitic wasp with a giant head has been discovered and it's the stuff of nightmares ...
Scientists may have been dramatically undercounting the number of vertebrate species on Earth. A large analysis of more than 300 studies suggests that for every recognized species of fish, bird, ...
A viral podcast moment last month reignited speculation about extraterrestrials and prompted President Donald Trump’s commitment to kickstarting the release of government files on flying saucers. But ...
Looking for molecular evidence of life on other worlds is tricky, but a test based on the reactivity of carbon compounds ...
Until now, scientists have only known about the animals from fossils. But they suspected the creatures might still be alive, ...
The pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, until now known only through fossils, have been rediscovered.