Discover 10 crazy prehistoric animals that once ruled the world millions of years ago - and they're not dinosaurs ...

A recent study suggests that late M-stars, despite their abundance in the galaxy and potential for hosting detectable Earth-like planets, are unlikely to support the emergence of complex animal life.

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A team of scientists digging up some of the Earth’s oldest rocks has uncovered new chemical evidence that Earth’s first animals were likely ancestors of the modern sea sponge. The discovery relies on ...

The blue whale holds the title as the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth. This video explores how big blue ...

While animals spend their lives walking, running, or crawling on land, there are some creatures that barely touch the earth ...

Even the tiniest discoveries can have outsized significance, a worm in a salty lake hints at life yet to be found.

"This is the story of Earth like you’ve never seen it before—from the first spark of life to prehistoric monsters to the rise of humans… and all the weird stuff in between." We live on a magnificently ...

New reconstructions of 540 million years of climate history show the planet tumbling between icehouse and hothouse states, revealing how rare and vulnerable our temperate moment is. Some 4 billion ...