Modeling Earth’s atmosphere and magnetic field from 41,000 years ago suggests how Homo sapiens’ sun-fighting strategy helped sustain them as a species.

Learn why a comprehensive comparison of crocodile skulls, teeth, and jaws hints that generalists, not specialists are best built for longevity.

The chemical composition of a meteorite that was built much like early Earth shows evidence of ample hydrogen necessary to form water.

Learn how astronomers found the invisible ionized gas that forms puffy halos surrounding galaxies.

Although a bracket fungus proved to be the least palatable, it is not poisonous. This conclusion could make scientists rethink the relationship between taste and toxicity.

The tracks show that two types of ankylosauruses co-existed at a time and place where they were once thought to be extinct.

Learn why a black hole is becoming active and why experts still can't explain the source of its regular, periodic pattern of X-ray energy flashes.

Even though the virus was first discovered in laboratory monkeys in 1958, the original source came from a squirrel.

Learn why researchers think potential guests make assumptions about informal event planners’ intentions.

Finding shows that the mysterious human ancestor could have lived in a variety of climates and was more widely distributed than previously thought.

Similarities in fabrication techniques suggest that Paleolithic people passed on their methods — and may have shared them with other groups.

Genetic analysis of the giant woolly mammoth reveals a surprising amount of genetic diversity over a million years.

Learn how early humans made the 60-mile crossing from Europe to Malta, navigating at least partially by stars.

Learn how remotely monitoring sounds during the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse shows how humans and darkness affects birdsong.

Learn about how an oral dose of CBD extract improves social responsiveness, reduces repetitious behaviors and anxiety for autistic children and teens.

Learn why finding no obvious biosignatures on 40 to 80 exoplanets doesn’t mean that life doesn’t exist outside Earth. It just provides a way to narrow the search.

Learn why rising temperatures and carbon dioxide levels could make pollen-bearing plants bloom earlier and live longer.

Learn why drastic drops in temperature sent European hunter-gathers in search of a warmer place to live.