The year's top paleontological wonders ranged from a 540-million-year-old penis worm to a decades-old rodent impression.

In 1957, a 300-foot craft landed quietly in Virginia. Out stepped a man in a metallic jumpsuit who simply said, “I need to see the president.” His name? Valiant Thor. He claimed to be from Venus—and ...

By studying the natural world, scientists find blueprints for innovations that can improve human lives—in the genes of a ...

TOKYO – Alligator weed, an invasive plant species native to South America, is spreading in rivers and lakes in Japan. The ...

The world still holds its secrets. Hidden under wet rocks, in the ocean’s twilight crevices, and in the minutiae of the ...

From polygamous tree toads to heavy stick bugs, this year’s extensive new species discoveries are changing the way we see our ...

A T. Rex missing link, a spike-fossil and a raptor still eating its dinner are just a few of the interesting dinosaur ...

Federal authorities followed a trail of blood to discover a Bengal tiger cub in a dog crate, leading to charges against a ...

One that caught attention from many was a type of sea mollusk that washed ashore on South Padre Island in late May.

In South Africa there’s a little-known ecosystem, containing more plant species than the entire Amazon, plants that are found ...

New species are being discovered faster than ever before — at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study.

The search for life on Earth is speeding up, not slowing down. Scientists are now identifying more than 16,000 new species ...