The Face of the Earliest Human Ancestor, Revealed
A long-sought fossil could redraw our family tree
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The Real Riverworld
Meandering rivers may hold a vital clue to the earth’s capacity for life
The Secret of the Crocodile “Death Roll”
Out of 25 living crocodilian species, all but one have been seen to “death roll”
Tiny Tyrant Gets a New Identity
A fossil thought to be a young Daspletosaurus turns out to be something else
Now Hear This: New Fossils Reveal Early Ear-Bone Evolution
A change in chewing led to the emergence of the mammalian middle ear
Missing Link Found for How Modern Humans Evolved Friendly Faces
A genetic condition helps uncover how modern human mugs came to differ from those of Neandertals
Subtle Ancient Footprints Come to Light
Ground-penetrating radar can detect tiny density differences that lead to images of ancient footprints impossible to discern by eye.
Paleontologists on the Trail of "Ghost Tracks"
Ground-penetrating radar has the potential to reveal a world of hidden footprints
Old Stegosaur Alters History of Armored Dinosaurs
A skeleton that was kept in storage for 60 years is a Jurassic surprise
Why Is Same-Sex Sexual Behavior So Common in Animals?
It’s long been considered an evolutionary puzzle, but new research suggests this may be the wrong way to think about it
The “Hobbit” at 15
A shocking discovery made a decade and a half ago is changing our understanding of human evolution
Can the Shape of Your Face Predict Your Propensity for Violence?
Modern scientists revive a crude form of biological determinism...
Stunning Skeleton Reveals Early Carnivorous Dinosaur
A fossil uncovered in Brazil adds new details about the earliest days of predatory dinosaurs
Famously Fickle Felines Are, in Fact, Clingy
Cats are clingier to their human owners than their reputation would suggest. Karen Hopkin reports.
Solving the Mystery of Songbird Diversity
A strange chromosome may have provided fodder for the evolution of new traits
We Owe Our Pumpkins to Pooping Megafauna
The pumpkin’s ancestor was an incredibly bitter, tennis-ball-sized squash—but it was apparently a common snack for mastodons. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Is Death Reversible?
An experiment that partially revived slaughterhouse pig brains raises questions about the precise end point of life
Bird Egg Colors Are Influenced by Local Climate
In cold, northern climates, eggs tend to be darker and browner—heat-trapping colors that allow parents to spend a bit more time away from the nest. Christopher Intagliata reports. ...
Crabs Do a Maze
Green crabs learned to navigate a maze without making a single wrong turn—and remembered the skill weeks later. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Lush Okavango Delta Pinpointed as Ancestral Homeland of All Living Humans
Genetic evidence traces our origins to a hunter-gatherer community that lived 200,000 years ago, but the study has generated controversy
