Roughly 8,000-year-old remains unearthed from present-day Tunisia held a surprise: European hunter-gatherer ancestry ...

The ocean is a place of mystery and wonder, filled with creatures both majestic and terrifying. While the Great White Shark ...

It tells of a time 125,000 years ago, when a modest increase in Earth’s temperatures caused ice sheets to melt and global sea levels to surge. The height of the coral — which can grow only ...

Inch by inch, as massive glaciers crept over frozen land toward an ice-covered sea, they scoured the ... say may have shaped how complex life evolved. This ancient period of deep freeze, known ...

Rivaling a school bus in length, this ancient snake exemplifies ... marine environments ideal for marine life, including Palaeophis colossaeus. The Tethys Sea would have offered a rich and diverse ...

A new study reveals that Mars had sun-scorched beaches with waves breaking on ancient ocean shores. Data from China's Zhurong rover indicates sandy be ...

Now researchers have conducted the first detailed analysis of plesiosaur soft tissue, offering a more complete look at what these real-life sea monsters ... counter to other ancient marine ...

The Namib Sand Sea, part of the Namib Desert ... suggesting that there is more to be learnt about ancient human life here. We are part of an interdisciplinary research team of physical geographers, ...

Inch by inch, as massive glaciers crept over frozen land toward an ice-covered sea, they scoured the ground beneath ...