
Fossil Bones Reveal New Baby Dinosaur
The partial skull and additional bones represent a dinosaur species never found before

Fossil Bones Reveal New Baby Dinosaur
The partial skull and additional bones represent a dinosaur species never found before

Light-Skin Variant Arose in Asia Independent of Europe
A new genetic study of Latin Americans provides evidence that gene variants for lighter skin color came about in Asia as well as in Europe. Christopher Intagliata reports.


Is This the Footprint of One of the Last Neandertals?
The fossilized print, found in Gibraltar, is said to date to 28,000 years ago, which might mean it belonged to a Neandertal. But not everyone agrees with that interpretation

Ancient Earth’s Weakened Magnetic Field May Have Driven Mass Extinction
When our planet’s magnetosphere nearly disappeared 565 million years ago, it may have almost taken all life with it

Spectacular Fossil Bird Foot Preserved in Amber
A rare amber inclusion underscores the importance of carnivores to the fossil record

On the Origin of Darwin
On this 210th anniversary of Darwin's birth we hear evolution writer and historian Richard Milner perform a brief monologue as Charles Darwin, and former Scientific American editor in chief John Rennie and Darwin's great-great-grandson Matthew Chapman read excerpts from The Origin of Species.

How Many Creationists Are There in America?
A new survey shows the number can vary considerably depending how you ask questions about evolution

New Spiky Dinosaur Discovered in Patagonia
Bajadasaurus had a neck covered in long spikes. The question is "Why?"

The Race to Save Colombia’s Uncontacted Tribes from Outsiders
As anthropologists debate how best to protect uncontacted tribes, indigenous groups in Colombia are working to shield their isolated neighbors from the march of modernity

Neandertal Spears Were Surprisingly Deadly
Javelin throwers chucking replicas of Neandertal spears were able to hit targets farther away, and with greater force than previously thought to be possible. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Fossil Bird Soared above Utah's Dinosaurs
A partial skeleton significantly updates the history of a major, extinct bird family

Cave That Housed Neandertals and Denisovans Challenges View of Cultural Evolution
Researchers have deduced which early human species occupied Denisova Cave and when, drawing surprising conclusions about who made the sophisticated artifacts found there