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
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
Jan 2024
Just 21 of more than 400 teeth had fractures, suggesting early primates had soft-food diets
Ancient primates' unchipped teeth hint that they ate mostly fruit
Jan 2024
1.78-billion-year-old microfossils reveal sunlight-harnessing structures that give off oxygen
Bacteria fossils hold the oldest signs of machinery needed for photosynthesis
Jul 2022
Widespread milk consumption might not have been the force behind an ability to digest dairy.
Famine and disease may have driven ancient Europeans’ lactose tolerance