“Ancient DNA has produced a revolution in our understanding of recent human origins,” said Daniel Green, field program ...

Proteins degrade over time, making their history hard to study. But new research has uncovered ancient proteins in the enamel ...

Scientists have unearthed in Arizona fossils from an assemblage of animals, including North America's oldest-known flying reptile, that reveal a time of transition when venerable lineages that were ...

Nigeria has richer sunlight than Spain, deeper gas reserves than Norway, and hydropower potential rivalling that of Ethiopia.

South Africa has one of the world's richest fossil records of hominins (humans and their fossil ancestors). But many ...

We’ll have to make personal and political changes as unimaginable as quitting fossil fuels, and we can’t quit food.

UV light and CT scans helped scientists unlock hidden details in a beautifully-preserved fossil Archaeopteryx Never-before-seen feathers were the key to Archaeopteryx flight Date: May 14, 2025 ...

The smashed, fractured, and non-functional can frustrate us—and illuminate who we are.

By lighting a green lantern in Boston’s Old North Church, environmentalists announce a new global day of action—Sun Day—to celebrate a world that no longer needs fossil fuels.

Imagine the thrill of peering into deep time, only to find a fossil within a fossil — a silent, stone-etched echo of life ...

Opinion: “Food insecurity and the dominance of high calorie foods are twin problems plaguing the developed world. In the U.S. these problems have contributed to rising obesity rates and nutritional ...

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