The asteroid that struck the Earth 66 million years ago devastated life across the planet, wiping out the dinosaurs and other organisms in a hail of fire and catastrophic climate change. But new ...

A 2.6-million-year-old hominin species fossil remains has been found in Ethiopia’s Afar region, paleoanthropologists in the University of Chicago have disclosed.

The impact of the asteroid in present-day Yucatan wiped out almost all life on Earth. It recovered faster than previously ...

A 66 million-year-old mystery behind how our planet transformed from a tropical greenhouse to the ice-capped world of today has been unraveled by scientists. Their new study has revealed that Earth's ...

Learn how the emergence of new plankton species started life's swift recovery after the asteroid impact that killed most dinosaurs.

By resurrecting a 3.2-billion-year-old enzyme and studying it inside living microbes, researchers at the University of ...

Bill Rosborough and his son Jon stopped their pickup truck near a 40-acre cornfield and pointed to a white PVC pipe that rose ...

In this exclusive, three key members of the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi team share insights on the architectural vision ...

Plan your next getaway to this Arizona town, where history, arts, and local culture make every visit unforgettable.

Winter is the perfect time to visit this unspoilt beach where the waters are clear and inviting - even if it's a little cold ...

Last fall, a routine day of rockhounding on Bureau of Land Management–managed public land in southwest Wyoming turned into an ...

Tucked along the banks of the Snake River in southern Idaho, Hagerman is the kind of place that makes you wonder why you’ve been rushing through life when this serene alternative exists just a short ...