The species was named Sphyragnathus tyche, combining Greek words “sphyra,” meaning hammer and “gnathus,” meaning jaw for the ...

An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...

June 30 (UPI) -- Netflix is teasing Troll 2, the sequel to the 2022 Norwegian hit film Troll, which arrives on the streamer Dec. 1. Ine Marie Wilmann reprises her role as paleontology professor Nora ...

Some of the most intriguing science fiction springs from eerie, real-life phenomena. Case in point, the mutant parasite in the video game series “The Last of Us.” ...

Kristen Miller, lead author of the study and a doctoral student at KU’s Biodiversity Institute, analyzed the Texan fossils to ...

Waco Walks will hold a Strong Towns walk starting at 9 a.m. Saturday at Anthem Stories, 800 Austin Ave. Representatives from Strong Towns Waco will lead the 1.5-mile walk and discussion. Strong Towns, ...

In 2010, scientists found the first evidence of another hominin subspecies, known as the Danisovans. Now, they’ve identified ...

In the video game The Last of Us and its spin-off HBO series, humans fight to survive against cordyceps, a parasitic fungus ...

A New York couple stumble upon an ancient mastodon fossil beneath their lawn.

A stunning amber fossil discovery reveals ancient "zombie fungi" that controlled insects' behavior millions of years ago.

The shift from lizard-like sprawl to upright walking in mammals wasn’t a smooth climb up the evolutionary ladder. Instead, it ...

A small dinosaur that once dashed along North American riverbanks has found a new home in London. The new species, named ...