Five 'mass extinctions' have decimated our planet since it was formed - now scientists claim the answers to two could be ...

Trilobites were extinct arthropods, ancestors of spiders and crabs and ancient cousins to woodlice, which had flourished between the start of the Cambrian era and the end of the Permian ...

Animals and plants go extinct all the time ... of volcanic action that led to previous mass extinctions, including The Permian-Triassic mass extinction 252 million years ago and the Triassic ...

A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea ...

Sensors attached to animals gather valuable data to track and mitigate the human influence on marine life. A Kobe University ...

Sensors attached to animals gather valuable data to track and mitigate the human influence on marine life. The review paper emphasizes the importance of integrating data from various sources and ...

Researchers took advantage of a rare chance to explore a new expanse of seafloor exposed by the breakup of an Antarctic ice ...

A calving iceberg exposed a region that never before had been seen by human eyes, revealing a vibrant, thriving ecosystem ...

An environmental group instrumental in winning an endangered species listing for a struggling lizard species in the Permian ...

Imagine a world where the oxygen you need changes dramatically between day and night. Your world shifts from being rich in oxygen (oxic) in the day, so you have energy to hunt for food, to ...

Researchers were in a remote region of the Bellingshausen Sea on a different expedition when the iceberg calved, giving them a chance to change course and explore a region never before accessible to ...

Earth. Yet, a region in China provided a haven for plants and animals, revealing unexpected resilience. This discovery, ...