The first sea organisms suddenly vanished 550 million years ago, revealing what may be the first major mass extinction - The Kotlin Crisis.

Genetic signatures help uncover the echoes of the past events in the histories of jewelweed populations, and understand their ...

Plants changed the atmosphere, built soil and created ecosystems that allowed animals like us to thrive. But first they had ...

On March 2, Global AI device ecosystem company HONOR outlined its AI ecosystem blueprint during the opening ConnectAI panel discussion at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026. HONOR unveiled its strategy ...

Fossils are windows into Earth’s past, providing crucial evidence of life forms that existed millions of years ago. These preserved remains have revolutionized our understanding of evolution, ...

Some fungi, particularly species in the order Mucorales, can change from one form to another by changing what genes they express. Mucor lusitanicus will take the form of yeast in anaerobic ...

Memories of happier Valentine’s Days in the past, such as giving this 2021 card to husband Richard Tanner, have comforted Tribune columnist Kathe Tanner after his death. She still has the card. Kathe ...

Researchers mapped enzyme sequences from several thousand modern species onto an evolutionary tree of life. Their findings suggest that, shortly after cyanobacteria evolved the ability to produce ...

Kathe Tanner, columnist for The Tribune, is still laughing about a nighttime episode that scared Mochi, a Cambria kitty, and his mom, who wants to remain anonymous. What was it? They learned the ...

Some 400 million years ago, long before dinosaurs or even trees had evolved, an enigmatic organism towered over the landscape like a prehistoric monolith. Now, new research makes the case that the ...

A treasure trove of exceptional fossils from 512 million years ago—including 90 species previously unknown to science—is shining light on a mysterious page in the history of life. Paleontologists ...