Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species -- according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out since 1750 -- twice the number of animal species lost. But which species ...

About 35 million years ago, an asteroid struck the ocean off the East Coast of North America, leaving behind a massive impact ...

Discover the remarkable bird fossil from Antarctica that is rewriting the story of bird evolution. Learn how this 69-million-year-old bird challenges previous theories.

A newly discovered fossil in Antarctica, estimated to be 68 million years old, reveals the oldest known modern bird, Vegavis ...

California's legal cannabis industry could be in for a brutal 2025, with a major tax increase looming on the horizon.

The new study deciphered the single-most greatest mass extinction on Earth driven by a natural calamity that still exists.

Scientists have made an exciting discovery—a 69-million-year-old fossil found in Antarctica is the oldest known modern bird.

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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of Short Wave about the fluid dynamics of crowds, an early fossil of a modern bird and new data on how people's moods change through the day.

The discovery of a 69-million-year-old bird fossil is reshaping our understanding of avian evolution.

Scientists in Australia have successfully produced the world’s first kangaroo embryo through in vitro fertilization, or IVF, ...