Fossils unearthed in Morocco are the first from a little-understood period of human evolution and may be remains of a ...

Sponges are among Earth's most ancient animals, but exactly when they evolved has long puzzled scientists. Genetic information from living sponges, as well as chemical signals from ancient rocks, ...

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Jawbones and other remains, similar to specimens found in Europe, were dated to 773,000 years and help close a gap in ...

Astronomers analyzing data from Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered the fastest-ever spinning asteroid with a diameter ...

The jawbones and vertebrae of a hominin that lived 773,000 years ago have been found in North Africa and could represent a ...

With copper-blue blood prized by modern medicine and a body plan older than dinosaurs, the horseshoe crab reveals how ancient ...

When most people think of massive snakes, the first one that comes to mind is the anaconda. Anacondas might be the largest ...

In jellyfish and sea anemones, neurons accumulate DNA damage while animals are awake and repair that damage during sleep.

Researchers study house sparrow genetics to understand survival, evolution, and how species respond to environmental change.

In her debut, Portland-based science writer Laura Poppick elegantly makes the case that Earth's ancient geological history is ...

A team of anthropologists recently examined a collection of fossil hominin jawbones, teeth, and vertebrae that belong to ...