Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news of fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. CNN — An ancient bug-like sea creature with a fan-shaped…
A new study has found that the genetic code of the single-celled Amoebidium contains remnants of ancient giant viruses, offering insights into the genetic evolution of complex life. This finding…
Researchers have found evidence of butchery marks on the back of an ancient armadillo-like animal, suggesting that humans were in South America 20,000 years ago - earlier than many researchers…
Take a look Zintimate ground sloths, musk oxen, and short-faced kangaroos: All have gone the way of the drone, gone from the face of the Earth. This is just a…
Benggwigwishingasuchus eremicarminis on the shores of the Pantalasan Ocean. Credit: Jorge GonzalezNewly discovered Triassic crocodilian relative shows that pseudozoan archosaurs inhabited global coastal areas, greatly enriching our understanding of Mesozoic…
Modern humans have been interbreeding with Neanderthals for more than 200,000 years, reports an international team led by Josh Aki of Princeton University and Liming Li of Southeastern University. Aki…
Archaeologists have been baffled by the discovery of dozens of Bronze and Iron Age child graves in southern Norway.The burials, each marked with circles of carefully placed stones, were discovered…
Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news of fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. CNN — About half a billion years ago, a volcanic…
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have observed the dramatic "dance" between a supermassive black hole and two satellite galaxies. The observations could help scientists better understand how…
It sounds like something out of a Hollywood movie script, but it really happened: Shark evolution researchers say increased ocean temperatures more than 100 million years ago may have caused…