May 2019
A report that analyzed 15,000 studies conducted in the last 50 years presents a stark view
1 million species are under threat. Here are 5 ways we speed up extinctions
Jan 2020
The newly dated Yarrabubba crater is found in Western Australia
A 2.2-billion-year-old crater is Earth’s oldest recorded meteorite impact
Sep 2019
The fossilized hominid skull illuminates the earliest-known Australopithecus species
A 3.8 million-year-old skull reveals the face of Lucy’s possible ancestors
Dec 2023
Powerful ocean waves partially triggered this rapid retreat
3 Antarctic glaciers show rapidly accelerated ice loss from ocean warming
Jul 2019
Tectonic activity may be shifting very slowly away from the San Andreas Fault
3 questions seismologists are asking after the California earthquakes
Aug 2022
Misconduct allegations over an earlier report on one of the bones hang over the findings.
7-million-year-old limb fossils may be from the earliest known hominid
Jul 2023
The ancient leaves were arranged in spiral patterns uncommon in modern land plants
A 407-million-year-old plant’s leaves skipped the usual Fibonacci spirals
Jan 2020
The year marked the end of the world’s hottest decade in 140 years
2019 was the second-warmest year on record
Jan 2021
Last year, record-breaking heat waves struck around the world
2020 and 2016 tie for the hottest years on record
Dec 2021
Fossils and DNA point to mixing and mingling among Homo groups across vast areas
2021 research reinforced that mating across groups drove human evolution