A team of biologists just discovered a new species of chiton, a marine mollusk that clings to rocks and feeds on algae.

The copper and leather device represents the first evidence of mechanical tools from Egypt’s pre-Pharaonic history.

Researchers digging more than 13 feet into the parched floor of Chile’s Atacama Desert have found evidence of something long ...

For nearly two centuries, a small brown frog living in Southeast Asian rainforests was considered a single, well-understood ...

Growing neurons rely on chemical cues to find their targets, but new research shows that the brain’s physical properties help ...

The most common and widespread species of deer in North America may rely on “photoluminescence” in some surprising ways.

A new study has analyzed mummified remains of cheetahs in Saudi Arabia caves. The results could help reintroduce cheetahs to the Arabian Peninsula, researchers say.

The semi-aquatic dinosaur, Spinosaurus mirabilis, was discovered by an international team of scientists working in Niger.

Scientists identified a gene switch that helps immune cells fully mature, allowing them to clean up tissues and keep our ...

Evolutionary biologists and biomechanics experts are giving the apex predator a serious makeover. It turns out the T. rex was ...

There were 3.8 tons of ceramic cargo on the 14th-century shipwreck, including a huge amount of Yuan dynasty blue-and-white ...

The mummies were found in a network of caves in Saudi Arabia Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously appeared in places like Bustle, LAMag ...