Namorotukunan reveals an enduring tradition, not a moment: human ancestors made the same types of tools for hundreds of ...

Scientists have identified a new extinct species of rhinoceros that once roamed Canada’s High Arctic—a remarkable find that ...

We've feasted on them, built economies around them and in some places nearly erased them from our coasts. Today, 85% of the ...

A massive crater has been detected beneath the Atlantic, which was the result of the impact caused by a 66-million-year-old ...

Researchers uncovered a 2.75–2.44 million-year-old site in Kenya showing that early humans maintained stone tool traditions for nearly 300,000 years despite extreme climate swings. The tools, ...

A recently published study suggests humans' creative inclinations go back much further than previously thought ...

Ancient rocks reveal a potassium-40 deficit, the first physical evidence of the proto-Earth and insights into early planetary ...

Scientists have long wondered why Earth's overall makeup doesn't fully match the mix of materials found in ancient meteorites ...

Long ago, some saltwater fish adapted to freshwater — and in doing so, developed an extraordinary sense of hearing rivaling ...

Standing tall at 1,267 feet in Northeastern Wyoming lies Devils Tower, an iconic natural formation. While much has been learned over time, much about its ...

Anthropologist Christopher Bae has recently suggested we add two new species of ancient human to our family tree. The plans ...

Water discoveries in space happen all the time. But this one’s actually a big deal, and not just because some scientists got ...