Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability, a new study pushes back.

Mixodectes pungens, a species of small mammal that inhabited western North America in the early Paleocene, was a mystery. What little was known about them had been mostly gleaned from analyzing ...

The science of trees may offer some clues ... Indeed, wherever our team looked at trees in great artwork, such as Klimt’s “Tree of Life” or Matsumura Goshun’s “Cherry Blossoms ...

Though no one may be around to hear when a tree falls in the forest, countless critters take note. Dormant fungi within the ...

"Few birds are as likely to start as many arguments among paleontologists as 'vegavis,'" said professor Christopher Torres.

Tree-planting has become a go-to tool for taking carbon out of the atmosphere and repairing deforested habitats. And indeed, ...