Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

Researchers discovered that a 215-million-year-old reptile started life on four legs and switched to two as an adult.

In 1996, after gaining permission from the Greek government, Hale and De Boer made their first expedition to Delphi. They ...

Over time, cinnabar washed away from rainfall and seeped into the surrounding soil and water. But while a contaminant like ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of chiton, an ancient marine mollusk that has remained virtually unchanged for the ...

The model focused on “palaeogeographic context,” meaning the ancient layout of coasts, islands, and seaways. It tested whether coastline orientation and coastline shape predicted extinctions over deep ...

New research suggests seabird guano helped transform the Chincha Kingdom into one of the most prosperous societies in ancient Peru. Chemical clues in centuries-old maize show farmers fertilized their ...

K’gari’s iconic lakes have existed for tens of thousands of years—but they haven’t always been full. New research shows that ...

A new digital reconstruction of the face of an early Australopithecus specimen helps add details about the origins of our own ...

Little Foot” is the most complete Australopithecus fossil ever found. And now we finally have an idea of what this group of ...

The human genome is a rich, complex record of migration, encounters, and inheritance written over thousands of millennia.

Humans have practiced head shaping for tens of thousands of years, and anthropologists are beginning to uncover clues as to ...