When we think of the world's oldest art, Europe usually comes to mind, with famous cave paintings in France and Spain often ...

While the average person may believe we’re losing species faster than we can discover new ones, that may not be the case. A ...

Turtles today are often slow-moving, modestly sized creatures, but their ancient relatives were quite different. Long before ...

A California sea lion was pulled from Ballona Creek in Los Angeles by wildlife rescuers — who later shockingly discovered the marine mammal had been shot in the head twice and survived. The adult male ...

The origins of whaling are highly debated. Now, some of the earliest signs of active whale hunting have appeared somewhere unexpected: southern Brazil.

Bats use echolocation to get around, but it wasn’t clear how these creatures managed to navigate dense environments—until now ...

A hand stencil left on an Indonesian cave wall at least 67,800 years ago may reveal how and when ancient humans reached a ...

A red stencil of a hand pressed against the wall of an Indonesian cave is the oldest rock art ever discovered, scientists ...

The ocean is full of surprises, and scientists are still finding creatures that seem almost unreal. From tiny reef animals to ...

Researchers documented the activity of neurons that shape directional navigation as bats explored a remote island off the ...

Researchers have unveiled world-first deep-ocean landers to uncover how the mysterious dark oxygen is produced in complete ...

Startling findings in 2024 suggested that metallic nodules on the sea floor produce oxygen and might support life. Now ...