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Deep in a dried-up riverbed in Brazil, scientists uncovered a bizarre prehistoric mystery--twisted jawbones from a strange, long-lost animal unlike anything seen before. Dating back 275 million years, this creature, named Tanyka amnicola, belonged to ...

Scientists have uncovered a tiny wall-dwelling spider named Pikelinia floydmuraria, inspired by Pink Floyd. Despite its size, it's a fierce predator that hunts ants much larger than itself and helps reduce common urban pests like mosquitoes and flies ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new layer of complexity in Cannabis, identifying dozens of previously unknown compounds--including the first-ever evidence of rare molecules called flavoalkaloids in its leaves. These compounds, prized for their ...

Australia's famous Twelve Apostles didn't just erode into existence--they were slowly pushed up from the ocean floor by powerful tectonic forces over millions of years, new research reveals. Scientists discovered that these towering limestone stacks ...

Deep beneath the Southern Ocean, a quiet but alarming shift is underway: warm water is creeping closer to Antarctica, and scientists are now seeing it clearly for the first time. By combining decades of ship data with robotic float measurements and . ...

For the first time, scientists have watched a subduction zone literally fall apart beneath the ocean floor. Using advanced seismic imaging, they found the Juan de Fuca plate splitting into fragments as it sinks beneath North America. Rather than ...

Archaeologists have uncovered six previously unknown Bronze Age mines in southwestern Spain, offering a striking new clue about where the metal in ancient Scandinavian artifacts may have come from. Found near Cabeza del Buey, the sites include ...

New experiments suggest that freezing and thawing on early Earth may have helped primitive cell-like structures grow and evolve. Tiny lipid bubbles behaved very differently depending on their membrane makeup--some fused into larger compartments and . ...

A massive prehistoric snake discovered in India may rank among the largest ever to slither across Earth. Named Vasuki indicus, this ancient giant lived around 47 million years ago and is estimated to have stretched an astonishing 11 to 15 meters long ...