You probably have a member of your family that you're not related to by blood—a step-parent, an adopted cousin, your mom's ...

Around 110 million years ago, two small pterosaurs about the size of modern seagulls were flying over a lake or river, likely searching for food or skimming the water. They were suddenly captured and ...

The confluence of rivers is an ideal place for human settlement, offering strategic, spiritual and practical reasons for occupation. One such location is two miles north of the mo ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has shown that an important group of peatlands in the western Amazonia region of Peru developed more recently than many other peatlands in the tropics.

An ancient race originating on a continent-sized frozen wasteland made their way to Skyrim long before the events of The Elder Scrolls 5.

This was Lake Dakota, a prehistoric giant that once dominated the northeastern part of our state. Stretching nearly 100 miles ...

The Amazon molly is an all-female fish that ditched sexual reproduction entirely, thriving for over 100,000 years through ...

Two fish fossils found in China have given us more insight into what bony fish looked like before separate lineages diverged.

When you think about our origin story, and of our planet -- among all of the planets in the cosmos -- there is a deep ...

Tanyka amnicola is a newly identified ancient tetrapod known from unusual twisted jawbones adapted for grinding plants. This ...

These hidden Florida state parks offer wild landscapes, history, and unique experiences most visitors never discover.

The Peruvian Amazon has a huge diversity of wildlife and all sorts of boats to explore, from ferries to luxurious ships.