Animal life is a recent addition to Earth, relatively speaking. The planet formed about 4.5 billion years ago, with microbial life likely emerging between 4.3 and 3.7 billion years ago. It was not ...

Scientists are looking for the “dark matter” of the animal kingdom — and it’s revealing how little we know about life on our planet.

Long before dinosaurs, trilobites, or even jellyfish swam the seas, Earth’s oceans were filled with creatures that looked like squishy tubes or blobs. They had no bones, no shells, and no nervous ...

Our planet is brimming with life, and the diversity of animal species on Earth is staggering. Over 2.1 million animal species have been described, but zoologists estimate that millions more have yet ...

Chemical fossils from 635-million-year-old rocks suggest sponges were among Earth’s first animals, reshaping the story of early life.

New research from the Earth-Life Science Institute at the Institute of Science Tokyo suggests iron-rich ecosystems played a ...

The extinction of dinosaurs reshaped rivers, forests, and landscapes—changes still recorded in the rock layers across North ...

ORLANDO, Florida (WPVI) -- As we honor Earth Week, our friends down at Walt Disney World are also celebrating alongside the thousands of animals who call the theme park home. Many people may not ...

Goodall went on, sharing other reasons why eating meat can be harmful to the environment, noting that industrial animal ...

The Columbus Zoo plays a special part in our community, where on any given day, you will see people of every imaginable ...