For the first time, scientists have discovered fossil evidence of an endangered, living tropical tree species. The ...

The seagrass is greener along Florida's Nature Coast … figuratively, that is. A new study published in the journal Marine ...

Extreme weather conditions due to climate change has threatened banana crops, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean ...

The origin of reptiles on Earth has been shown to be up to 40 million years earlier than previously thought -- thanks to evidence discovered at an Australian fossil site that represents a critical ...

“Insects account for a large part of biodiversity,” said Wedmann. “Their fossil record helps us to better understand the development of complex ecosystems and ecological interactions.” ...

The fossilized tracks, recovered from two distinct rock layers, reveal fascinating behaviors and species previously undocumented in the monument’s extensive fossil record: “These tracks offer ...

The find earned it the title of the oldest such specimen, according to a paper in the journal Current Biology. The fossil is a member of Haidomyrmecinae — an extinct subfamily from the Cretaceous ...

After this they disappeared from the Mount Etna fossil record. At the time, Mount Etna hosted a rich ... abundances of strontium isotopes reflect the chemical fingerprint of the plants an animal ate, ...

The scientists said the fossilized tracks, recovered from two distinct rock layers, uncovered behaviors and species previously undocumented in the monument's fossil record, including ...

It wasn’t until after an asteroid strike doomed the dinosaurs and other species to extinction 66 million years ago that ants became the most common insect found in the fossil record, according ...