A bizarre fossil called Prototaxites, which was the largest life-form on land 400 million years ago, may have been a completely unknown form of multicellular life, according to a new study.

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Ghana’s food scene is undergoing a dynamic transformation, led by a new generation of culinary innovators reclaiming and ...

The discovery of catalytic RNA transformed our understanding of life's beginnings. Clare Sansom explores how the RNA world ...

When people think about agricultural pollution, they often picture what is easy to see: fertilizer spreaders crossing fields or muddy runoff after a heavy storm. However, a much more significant ...

Tule fog is choking California’s Central Valley. Here's how it forms and why it's forming less often despite heavy fog this season.

AI is being used to replicate the human self, and without radical changes in human nature, the world will continue to be ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources division that's responsible for environmental oversight of 8,000 confined animal feeding operations in the state hasn't received a budget increase since 2016.

Existing technology is being upcycled and deployed in new ways as companies seek to measure more data, more accurately.