More than 16 million years ago in what is now New Zealand, a giant bird died and sank to the bottom of a lake. Preserved in layers of sand and gray-blue clay, the bones of this behemoth have since ...

Experts will tell you that the Sunshine State has been underwater multiple times throughout its geologic history. One person who knows this firsthand is Patrick Chasteen, who takes guests to area ...

Relatives of the humble sea sponge have filtered Earth's waters for hundreds of millions of years or more, long before the first plants took to land. Their simplicity has led scientists to suggest ...

May 21, 2025 — A new study has revealed why some spiders possess venom that is far more potent than others. By analyzing the venoms of more than 70 different spider species, the team explored ...

Asians Made Humanity's Longest Prehistoric Migration and Shaped the Genetic Landscape in the Americas May 15, 2025 — An international genomics study has revealed that early Asians undertook ...

That process showed more than a dozen prehistoric and Apache sites on the parcel. But Wood said the issue is broader than the historic sites because Oak Flat is still actively used by Native ...