Almost 8,000 animal species could be pushed closer to extinction by the end of this century as the interacting effects of ...

A major new study lays out plans for crewed missions to Mars, with the search for extraterrestrial life being a top priority ...

On a remote Indonesian island, fossils from a population of tiny humans are forcing scientists to redraw some of the clean ...

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones, marking the start of a new era of ...

In an unprecedented move, CITES has listed dozens of shark and ray species for protection, in hopes their populations can ...

A new study shows monkeys can perceive and sync to a musical beat, challenging assumptions about rhythm, evolution, and ...

If a pig embryo infused with human cells truly became something close enough to count as a member of the human species, then ...

Human beings have been at the center of ecological change on Earth for thousands of years. But as history shows, no species ...

A 3.4-million-year-old fossil foot reveals that two early hominin species lived together - A. deyiremeda and A. afarensis.

In 2002, evolutionary biologist Jenny Graves shared a controversial calculation. The human Y chromosome, she wrote two years ...

Quantum 2.0: The Weird Physics Driving a New Revolution in Technology by Paul Davies (Feb. 6, $26, ISBN 978-0-226-84932-4) ...

Researchers collaborating on a BRAIN Initiative project unveiled the most comprehensive map of developing mammalian brains to ...