A 150-year-old fossil, Prototaxites, once thought to be a giant fungus or plant, is now believed to be an entirely extinct lineage of compl...

Scientists have long debated the identity of Prototaxites, a towering organism from Earth's ancient past. New research suggests it was neit...

For ages, humans have continually reflected on the nature of life and death. Although the notion of life after death remains unsettled and ...

Each change was a major transitional point in the history of life that changed what types of intelligence could evolve.

Our diet may influence how our body cells interact with each other.

Around 50 species have been grown in the garden at Deoban in Chakrata at a commanding height of 9,000 ft, Chief Conservator of Forest (rese...

Nematodes are tiny worms that typically measure about one millimetre in length, and are known to have impressive abilities.

The Roslin Institute researchers who did the cloning tried to patent Dolly, her offspring, and the process of cloning her.

If you think about it, we still use a form of typewriter but IBM, once a typewriter manufacturer, isn't known for it anymore.

Earth's first mass extinction 540 million years ago was caused not by a meteorite impact or volcanic super-eruption but by the rise of earl...

Cox believes the tell-tale ooze of glaciers on Pluto's surface hints at the possibility of a subterranean sea warm enough to host organic c...

Researchers have discovered a new worm in three South African gold mines, which they claim is the deepest-living land animal ever found on ...

For the first time, scientists have claimed to have discovered animals that live without oxygen deep under the Mediterranean Sea.