A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding ...

The prebiotic Earth was a harsh and unstable environment, characterized by intense heat, active volcanoes and little ...

New Curtin University research has revealed that a massive meteorite struck northwestern Scotland about 200 million years ...

During Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, Chinese people around the world pay tribute to the Yan Emperor and Yellow Emperor, the legendary common ancestors of all Chinese people and founders of ...

Recent research led by the University of Bristol has made waves by pushing back the timeline of Earth’s earliest life form by ...

A new study from the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI ... Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Tony Z. Jia. All three corresponding authors started this study when they were working at ELSI. Credit: ...

A love story, a mystery and a coming-of-age narrative set in Edinburgh, for fans of Nora Ephron, Elizabeth Jane Howard and Coco Mellors.

Americans at all wealth levels are more likely to die sooner ... In other words, personal wealth does buy more years of life in the U.S. than in Europe. These findings suggest that personal ...

Proailurus is regarded as the common ancestor of all modern felines. Their physique was similar to that of a cougar, featuring a long tail, large eyes, and sharp claws and teeth. Homotherium had ...