Human beings have existed for 300,000 years and have managed to live in many unstable environments. We’ve survived ice ages, ...

Dunkleosteus ruled a restless Devonian ocean, where armor met innovation. Here’s how modern science is rewriting the story of ...

A rare fossil fish scan reveals brain features and adaptations tied to the transition from aquatic to land animals.

The newest exhibit at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University will give visitors a glimpse into the world millions of years ago. "Life Onto Land: The Devonian" centers around the crucial ...

The planet's trees have seen plenty of history pass by their trunks. In fact, they began to populate Earth 385 million years ago, toward the end of the Devonian period. Considered living historical ...

Flinders University researchers have taken a revealing look inside the head of one of the first animals to crawl from the ...

When we think of the fish that inhabit the deep blue sea today, it’s easy to forget that they haven’t always been there. The ocean was once a much quieter place, populated mainly by smaller creatures, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. ‘Lungfish’ would have been a common sight in the Devonian ...