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Could aquatic mammals, such as whales, orcas, and bottlenose dolphins, ever evolve to live on land again? It seems the ...

For years, a mysterious fossil specimen defied categorization, until one paleontologist made a surprising discovery.

In a lecture in Rio, the director of the Center for Health and Human Performance at the University of London spoke about the ...

Most people think a meteor killed the dinosaurs - but that wasn’t Earth’s biggest extinction. The Permian-Triassic extinction event wiped out over 90% of marine life and 70% of land species. It was ...

It is referred to as the Permian-Triassic extinction event because it spanned ... An estimated 90 percent of all animal ...

A Texas representative wants to remove a rare lizard from the endangered species list, which would pave the way for oil and ...

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- An Odessa woman was arrested last week after investigators said she seriously injured a man late last March. Michallyna Shaquadenyse Charmayne Krogstad Stricklin, 30, has ...

Ring Energy, Inc. said it has completed its acquisition of the Central Basin Platform (CBP) assets of Lime Rock Resources IV LP in the Permian Basin for approximately $73.6 million in cash and ...

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A species of wolf that died out some 12,500 years ago lives again as the “world’s first ...

No where was this more apparent than in the top producing region in Texas and the nation, the Permian Basin, a news release said. Key highlights from the analysis found: The Permian Basin reached ...