A sweeping new study has unveiled a global map of marine mollusks that reflects not just present-day ocean conditions but ...

Long-standing questions about the migration of early modern humans in East Asia may finally be answered, thanks to a rare and ...

Ocean mud locks up much of the planet's carbon—we're digging deep to map these ancient stores by Sophie Ward, Zoe Roseby, The Conversation ...

Squids first appeared about 100 million years ago and quickly rose to become dominant predators in the ancient oceans, ...

A submerged river valley under the Madura Strait was found packed with Homo erectus fossils and other bones submerged since ...

Experiments and simulations show Paleolithic paddlers could outwit the powerful Kuroshio Current by launching dugout canoes ...

Ancient limestones reveal how volcanic carbon once suffocated the oceans - offering a stark warning as modern oxygen levels ...

East Asian Paleolithic voyagers may have used dugout canoes to cross one of the strongest currents in the world.

Rice is difficult to grow in the Pacific, so how did it end up in a cave? Archaeologists reveal the hidden history of this ...

Audiences will be able to embark on a real-time exploration of the waters surrounding Guadalcanal and the naval battles that ...

Not everything dies in a mass extinction. Sea life recovered in different and surprising ways after the asteroid strike 66 million years ago. Ancient fossils recorded it all.

A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally hot for 5 million years. Researchers say they have figured out why using a ...