If you trace the animal family tree back through the fossil record, the trail usually goes cold about 539 million years ago.

British scientists have launched a crew of microscopic worms to the International Space Station in a pioneering experiment that could help unlock the secrets of long-duration space travel—and support ...

A Greek woman had to seek medical attention after sneezing bugs out of her nose. The unusual ailment, which terrified those ...

Animal behavior reflects a complex interplay between an animal's brain and its sensory surroundings. Only rarely have ...

The Otsutsuki are strong, but they have previously been defeated by these Naruto characters.

If the government confirms nonhuman intelligence, psychological research offers clues about the range of ways humans might ...

A treasure trove of fossils from China shows that the Cambrian explosion may have been less explosive than scientists once ...

Usually sighted around Halloween, the octopus-like residents of Rigel 7 (e.g Kang and Kodos) have five tentacles (which they ...

Some worm species in your garden are a sign of healthy soil, while others point to issues like acidity or too much moisture.

The “alien” is actually a potato. Specifically, it is a purple tuber nicknamed Spudnik-1, grown and photographed by Pettit.

Veins of Earth. A satellite image shows some of the world’s rivers aglow as blue threads spread across Earth — a view never seen before in such detail or at such a scale. The image was captured by a ...

Most alien invasion movies play out the exact same way. Some human beings are going about their lives, spaceships arrive, they blow things up, humans fight back, and save the day. The end. That's not ...