A newly reconstructed fossil face from Ethiopia reveals surprising complexity in early human evolution. By digitally fitting together teeth and fossilized bone fragments, researchers reconstructed a ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered traces of colossal, short‑lived stars that blazed out in the universe’s first ...

Our Solar System contains tens of thousands of potentially dangerous asteroids that could wipe out an entire city, or worse.

Tens of millions of years ago, a diverse array of bird species soared, swam, and thrived amid their scaly reptile cousins—and ...

Association of paleopalynological data from the Nanxiong Basin, south China, and late Paleocene niche expansion in endemic Asian fossil mammals.

Scientists have digitally reconstructed the face of a 1.5-million-year-old Homo erectus fossil from Ethiopia, uncovering an ...

After decades of excavation and debate, a new analysis argues that Little Foot — one of the most complete hominin fossils ...

A team of international scientists, led by Dr. Karen Baab, a paleoanthropologist at the College of Graduate Studies, Glendale ...

The Tyrannosaurus rex ("T-Rex") is perhaps the most well-known dinosaur species. Its formidable stature, sharp teeth, and hunger for meat have made it a favorite dinosaur to depict in stories, movies, ...

A new research has suggested that while starting the morning with a cup of coffee is essential to help kickstart your day, it ...

Legend once had it that the huge, three-toed footprints scattered across the central highlands of Bolivia came from ...