Measuring shells and skeletons encased in thousands of limestone samples has revealed that the sheer amount of living stuff ...

A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning ...

Earth's biodiversity hotspots are places teeming with so much life that many have yet to be discovered or are under-investigated. The northeastern region of India, nestled within the majestic ...

For centuries, we’ve imagined Neanderthals as distant cousins — a separate species that vanished long ago. But thanks to ...

Images released ahead of a new BBC science series depict Homo floresiensis, Homo erectus, Homo neanderthalensis plus the ...

A study published in People and Nature finds that both sight and sound influence perception of biodiversity, and participants ...

Our brains can spot real biodiversity using sight and sound alone, according to scientists studying how humans perceive nature.

Research into the origin of life. Learn how certain small molecule interactions may have been responsible for the life itself. You will find scientific theories and findings here.

Scientists have unearthed in Arizona fossils from an assemblage of animals, including North America's oldest-known flying ...

For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more ...