D scans of ancient lungfish jaws reveal how early fish evolved to eat differently - offering fresh insight into vertebrate evolution.

Something strange happens to water as it moves through the stems of horsetail plants – and this unique process provides ...

Newly analyzed jawbones from 380-million-year-old lungfish are shedding light on the feeding behaviors of our earliest ...

Predatory fish that evolved into the first terrestrial animals on Earth are still revealing insights into the origins of ...

The planet's trees have seen plenty of history pass by their trunks. In fact, they began to populate Earth 385 million years ...

However, the Devonian period also saw some of the most significant extinctions in Earth's history, including one of the five infamous 'mass extinction' events that led to the evolution of the ...

I call the Late Devonian my favorite mass extinction primarily because it shows that humans are far from the only organism to remake the Earth.

Earth’s marine species, especially those at the tropics, were in trouble again about 419 million to 365 million years ago. This series of mass extinctions during the Devonian period eventually ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the 'devastating' effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests. Researchers say these super-powerful ...

Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in Earth's history, according to new research.

Manitoba is well-known for its fossil record, including the fossil-filled, world-famous Ordovician-aged Tyndall Stone and the ...

Two of Earth's largest mass extinction events were likely triggered by the fallout from two supernovae in nearby space. This is the conclusion of a team of researchers from Keele University ...