Given the evidence that an asteroid triggered the dinosaur extinction, it makes sense to ask whether showers of asteroids could be to blame for regular extinction events
DNA analysis of skeletons found in the Pacific Northwest backs up traditional oral histories, and suggests there could have been more than one colonization of the Americas. Emily Schwing reports.
Do humans dance just for fun, or did it help our ancestors survive thousands of years ago?
A new high-tech approach is helping paleontologists better understand the link between a set of ancient fossils and modern animals
Fossils from ancient hippo ancestor suggest that grass helped the animals to conquer a continent
Tamed cats spread across the globe beginning almost 10,000 years ago, becoming the rodent-killing helpers of early farmers, mariners and Vikings. This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on June 19, 2017. It is a Nature Video production.
Feds consider “conservation triage” that would let some animals go extinct to save funds for protecting others
How and when our ancestors mastered flames remains a hotly debated question. Researchers are hunting for answers buried in ancient ash and baked soils
The billionaire entrepreneur and founder of SpaceX wants to make humanity a "multi-planetary species”
They ruled the icy outpost for hundreds of years before their colonies collapsed. New findings are elucidating their puzzling decline
Did an advanced civilization disappear more than 12,000 years ago?
Dated to more than 300,000 years ago, the finds raise key questions about the defining features of Homo sapiens and how our kind came to be
A new theory traces their gargantuan size to changing food sources during ice ages
A new theory traces their gargantuan size to changing food sources during ice ages
The star-nosed mole has what is very likely the world's fastest and most fantastic nose
Creatures living among the hydrothermal vents burbling under the Arctic Ocean's ice layer have been historically difficult to study, but an underwater vehicle, the Nereid Under Ice, can get close to the vents to peek in at the animals and their homes without disturbing their environment with icebreaking ships. Scientific American caught up with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution senior scientist, Chris German, on the R/V Neil Armstrong to discuss how studying these Arctic dwellers could shape our understanding of how life evolved.
A new analysis of an ancient specimen helps to flesh out the marine predators’ evolution
New fossils put T. rex in its place
On the deep seafloor, the carcasses of the largest mammals give life to unique ecosystems
A look at the body of olfactory science shows people’s reputation for having a poor sense of smell is a myth
