A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution has claimed that flowering plants, the most common type of plant on Earth, first appeared in small...
by Dave Woetzel, M.S., and Brian Thomas, Ph.D.*
Have you ever toured a cave? There is something especially intriguing about exploring the deep, dark...
Salamander-like footprints preserved in sandstone have long fascinated Grand Canyon hikers and rafters. Insights from a new study of the track patterns...
by Tim Clarey, Ph.D., and Mike Mueller, M.S.*
Nestled next to Medora, North Dakota, and 45 miles east of Glendive, Montana, Theodore Roosevelt National...
Magma can really make tracks according to a recent study published in Nature that has significantly upped the perceived speed limit of magma movement...
A recent study published in Scientific Reports found strange globs of tree resin (amber) mixed within claimed ancient (Cretaceous) deep-water sediments...
Our world is dynamic, offering changes and challenges to its living residents. Plant and animal trait variations can help them adapt to certain settings....
Cosmology is the study of the origin and structure of the universe, and the Big Bang is the dominant secular cosmological model. Some Christians say...
A newly discovered giant virus called ushikuvirus has been described by conventional scientists as a possible clue to how complex cells evolved. But...
The book of Genesis tells us about a global flood that occurred about 4,500 years ago, an event that began with the bursting of the fountains of the...
Oxygen gives cells energy. But oxygen can also harm cells. Any organism that uses oxygen must both harness the power and protect itself against being...
What if mutations that seem helpful today become harmful tomorrow? That question sits at the center of a new genetics study published in Nature Ecology...
Was the famous extinct fossil named Archaeopteryx a bird or an evolutionary link that led to birds? And how confident should scientists and others feel...