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
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
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
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
Mar 2022
The fynbos shrubland weaponizes its very thin roots in the race to suck up nutrients
Africa’s fynbos plants hold their ground with the world’s thinnest roots
Jun 2023
Some facilities could have decades of eDNA data stored away on paper filters
Air pollution monitoring may accidentally help scientists track biodiversity
Mar 2021
A roughly 10,000-year-old bone found in southern Alaska is among the Americas’ oldest dog fossils
An ancient dog fossil helps trace humans’ path into the Americas
May 2023
Lightning rips nitrogen in the air apart, allowing it to react with oxygen and other elements.
Ancient giant eruptions may have seeded nitrogen needed for life
Dec 2021
The now-extinct animals were still considerably larger than their modern kin
Ancient giant orangutans evolved smaller bodies surprisingly slowly