Little is known about the early history of lizards, snakes and their kin. New fossil discoveries reveal a complex ...

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology analysed chemical fossils from more than 541 million years ago.

Scientists have also long thought that the earliest leeches were bloodsuckers. All modern leeches, including species that do ...

A new, three-year Mass Save budget was aimed at delivering more services to low-income residents. It hasn't worked out that ...

A fossil discovered in Scotland has revealed a new species and family of Jurassic reptile linked to the origins of lizards ...

For as long as there have been people in what is now California, the granite peaks of the Sierra Nevada have held masses of ...

The Bering Land Bridge likely didn't emerge until around 35,000 years ago, much later than was previously thought. This ...

New research suggests that Homo floresiensis’ short stature is probably the result of a type of dwarfism that occurs in isolated environments.

Broadcaster and campaigner Chris Packham is on a mission to cut overconsumption, take on fossil fuel giants and create a ...

The U.S. Senate has adjourned with no resolution on how to reopen the government. Blame was being cast on all sides Wednesday ...

The president is attempting to exact maximum pain on Democrats by pinning the fallout on them while ensuring his own priorities continue unimpeded.

When something dies, a telltale radioactive signal ticks like a natural clock. Discovering it helped us solve all sorts of ...