Human beings have existed for 300,000 years and have managed to live in many unstable environments. We’ve survived ice ages, ...

Dunkleosteus ruled a restless Devonian ocean, where armor met innovation. Here’s how modern science is rewriting the story of ...

A rare fossil fish scan reveals brain features and adaptations tied to the transition from aquatic to land animals.

The newest exhibit at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University will give visitors a glimpse into the world millions of years ago. "Life Onto Land: The Devonian" centers around the crucial ...

Aug. 18 (UPI) --New research suggests harmful cosmic rays from a nearby supernova might have caused the extinction events that form the boundary between the Devonian-Carboniferous periods. Around 360 ...

Flinders University researchers have taken a revealing look inside the head of one of the first animals to crawl from the water to live on land more than 380 million years ago. Using high-tech neutron ...

The scientific wonderers at What If question whether survival would be possible for humans in the deep past of the Devonian Period.

It's a classic chicken-and-egg conundrum: Did the distant ancestors of land animals come ashore and then evolve legs, or did they evolve legs and then come ashore? This is a daunting question ...

Safe distance: supernova SN 1987A as seen by the ESO Schmidt Telescope. Located 168,000 light-years away, this object posed no danger to Earth. (Courtesy: ESO) The explosion of a nearby star could ...

Prototaxites taiti may belong to an unknown multicellular lineage. This 26-foot fossil puzzled scientists for over 165 years. Advanced analysis shows it is unlike any plant, animal, or fungus. Did our ...

A 10-foot-long, torpedo-shaped fish lurks through murky freshwater, its body casting a shadow on the creatures below. The opened mouth reveals dagger-like fangs, some two inches long, perfect for ...