Scientists have decoded the atomic structure of Photosystem I from a 3-billion-year-old cyanobacteria lineage, offering a unique look at early oxygen-producing photosynthesis. The ancient nanodevice, ...

The record sheds light on the climate early humans experienced when they were spreading out of Africa. A tree-ringed African ...

Paleontologists have discovered fossils of a 506 million-year-old tiny three-eyed predator nicknamed the “sea moth,” according to a new study.

Smithsonian researchers trekked to a remote site in northern Canada to collect four-billion-year-old rock samples that could ...

The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog contends that curiosity-driven research helps us understand the world and could lead to unexpected benefits.

It’s because they know their fear to be true: that criticism is in crisis. This lament has haunted every generation of ...

Lichens bridge the living and non-living – understanding them allows us to better see how to conserve our heritage, and also ...

A wide body of research shows that traditionally charismatic species receive more attention and conservation funding, which ...

Visit Mars as it might have looked billions of years ago. Not frozen and dry, but wet, warm, and alive with flowing water.

Let's start with the most important thing - do you believe that Neil Armstrong actually landed on the Moon in July 1969, ...

Earth's magnetic field was so weak it almost disappeared. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, complex life emerged.