A fossil from a lifeform which once towered over the ancient landscape is to go on display at the National Museum of Scotland. Prototaxites, which grew to more than eight metres tall, belonged to an ...

There's a new branch on the tree of life and it's made up of predators that nibble their prey to death. These microbial predators fall into two groups, one of which researchers have dubbed 'nibblerids ...

Humans are driving the loss of entire branches of the "Tree of Life," according to a new study published on Monday which warns of the threat of a sixth mass extinction. "The extinction crisis is as ...

Beware the Nibblerids, for they shall nibble you to shreds. Their name might make them sound like the antagonists in a children’s book, but if you’re a microbe, nibblerids can be quite scary. These ...

All animals on Earth share a common ancestor. Trace back the history of any creature from humans to slugs, and you’ll eventually be able to follow all of the branches on the animal tree of life back ...