There are more than 8 billion humans on the planet, and although that's a remarkable number, it's just a fraction of the number of people who have ever lived and an even smaller slice of the total ...

Scientists trace an ancient microbe, Asgard archaea, that gave rise to humans, animals, and plants more than 2 billion years ...

Scientists believe that at several times in Earth’s history the planet was covered by ice. Science History Images / Alamy Stock Photo This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Even without body parts that allowed for movement, new research shows -- for the first time -- that some of Earth's earliest animals managed to be picky about where they lived. Even without body parts ...

Do animals play a larger role in shaping the Earth’s surface than geological processes like flooding, wind, fire, and landslides? This is what a recent study published in Proceedings of the National ...

Our planet is home to some truly fascinating animals, from creatures that look like aliens to massive mammals and tiny insects. Every animal species on Earth has characteristics and a temperament that ...