“Masterpiece” hit “All Creatures Great and Small,” which returns for Season 6 in January on PBS, has already been renewed for a Season 7 and a Season 8. Those additional seasons will include six ...

This documentary explores the animals whose bodies and behaviors have been shaped by nature’s harshest environments. It reveals how extreme adaptations allow certain species to thrive where others ...

Step into the hidden corners of the natural world as we explore some of the rarest animals on Earth. Each of these extraordinary creatures is teetering on the brink of extinction, fighting for ...

Fungi’s evolutionary roots stretch far deeper than once believed — up to 1.4 billion years ago, long before plants or animals appeared. Using advanced molecular dating and gene transfer analysis, ...

Indie game developer and publisher Relic Entertainment has confirmed the release date for Earth vs Mars, as it arrives next week on Steam. The team originally planned to have the game released ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

The first animals to inhabit the Earth may have been sea sponges, a new study by geochemists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has suggested. In their work, the researchers linked ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. At a certain point in Earth’s distant past, the planet’s ...

Being a punk rocker means being perpetually misunderstood. So perhaps it’s vindication that that some seafloor fossils, once considered just piles of decomposing gunk, may now be reclassified as ...

A team of MIT geochemists has unearthed new evidence in very old rocks suggesting that some of the first animals on Earth were likely ancestors of the modern sea sponge. In a study appearing today in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When we think about the scope of our world’s diversity, ...