Wild animals are reshaping Earth’s surface more than expected, altering soil, rivers, and sediment movement across ecosystems.

Animal life is a recent addition to Earth, relatively speaking. The planet formed about 4.5 billion years ago, with microbial life likely emerging between 4.3 and 3.7 billion years ago. It was not ...

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A team of scientists digging up some of the Earth’s oldest rocks has uncovered new chemical evidence that Earth’s first animals were likely ancestors of the modern sea sponge. The discovery relies on ...

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Some animals are far louder than you might expect, producing sounds that rival machines and even rock concerts. From deep ...

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Animal populations have fallen by 73% in some species over the past 50 years. Are we on a fast track to widespread species ...

Quick Take The octopus is one of Earth's strangest and most remarkable creatures. These marine invertebrates have a variety ...

Sponges may be ancient, but their timeline has been murky. New research suggests the earliest sponges were soft and skeleton-free, explaining why their fossils don’t appear until much later. By ...

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