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Carli Reeve is part of a grassroots movement gathering data, asking questions about the environmental implications of seismic ...

World’s oldest fungi, found in fossils, may rewrite Earth’s early history. Fungal fossils, hundreds of millions of years older than previously known, shed light on the evolution of fungi ...

The mesh-like fossil would push back the oldest known animal on Earth by more than 300 million years. But like many claims of very old life, the study is kicking up lively debate.

We take a look at reactions from the press as US President Donald Trump continues to dither on whether the US will intervene in the conflict between Israel and ...

Scientists have found the fossilized remains of a prehistoric giant penguin unlike any other deep in the craggy coastlines of ...

"I believe that Kumimanu is close to the upper limit of a flightless seabird and I do not expect substantially larger ...

Fossils unearthed in New Zealand reveal Kumimanu fordycei, a giant penguin species from the Paleocene epoch, weighing around 350 pounds. This discovery, supported by Cambridge University and Te ...

Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica have shrunk by almost a quarter as global warming transforms their icy habitat, according to new research on Tuesday that warned the losses were far worse ...

The 16 emperor penguin colonies in that part of Antarctica represent a third of the global population. The estimated decline compares to an earlier estimate of a 9.5% reduction across Antarctica ...

New analysis of up-to-date satellite imagery suggests the birds' numbers have declined by a staggering 22 percent over a ...