Archaeologists say they have found the oldest known instance of fire setting, a key moment in human evolution.

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Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave discuss an Earth-sized exoplanet, how ant colonies deal with disease and a possible link between volcanoes and the Black Death.

Beneath the Earth’s surface lies a world so extreme and isolated that it seems more like an alien planet than part of our own. Veryovkina Cave, the deepest known cave on Earth, plunges a staggering ...

The Olde Jaol Steakhouse and Tavern in Wooster, Ohio sits in a converted 19th-century jail, and while the bars are long gone, there’s one thing keeping people captive: fried mushrooms so extraordinary ...

Scientists found that a fungus called Escovopsis living in ant nests has a long and surprising history. New research shows a ...

A genus of fungi previously considered a parasite of fungi associated with ants may actually have much more complex ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

Wildfires pose a significant threat across the southwestern United States, due to the region's unique topography and weather ...

Looking out of the Fendouzhe submersible, more than nine kilometres below the ocean surface, Mengran Du knew she was seeing ...

A new study reveals an unknown species of whiplash squid burying itself upside down in the deep sea — a first-of-its-kind ...

Bayer AG chemicals are leading the way in precision crop protection, using smart tech to apply treatments exactly where ...