Newly discovered fossils in Ethiopia show that Homo coexisted with Australopithecus 2.6 million years ago, rewriting the timeline of human evolution. Far from a straight line, early human history was ...

A new study suggests a habitable past and signs of ancient microbial processes on Mars. Led by NASA and featuring key analysis from Imperial College London, the work has uncovered a range of minerals ...

A new study suggests a habitable past and signs of ancient microbial processes on Mars - and Imperial scientists provided crucial context. Led by NASA and featuring key analysis from Imperial College ...

ALTON, Ill. – A new livestream camera, documenting ancient lake sturgeons below the Mel Price Lock and Dam in Alton, Illinois, has gone live. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) ...

The Great Salt Lake is an extraordinary natural phenomenon, the "largest salt-water lake in the western hemisphere." "A remnant of the massive ancient Lake Bonneville, the lake is now landlocked and ...

In September 2023, fossils of Australopithecus sediba and Homo naledi were sent into space aboard a Virgin Galactic flight. This controversial decision sparked outrage among scientists. While the ...

The Great Salt Lake has been shrinking, and that’s led to discoveries by scientists at the University of Utah. The Great Salt Lake is an extraordinary natural phenomenon, the “largest salt-water lake ...

A newly unearthed fossil has led experts to believe an ancient species of crocodile may have been an apex predator that hunted dinosaurs on land. Paleontologist and National Geographic Explorer Diego ...

The Bonneville Salt Flats have shrunk by 75% in the last 100 years, and they could vanish entirely by the end of the century, new research has found. “The rate of decline definitely surprised me,” ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

In the deserts of Ethiopia, scientists uncovered fossils showing that early members of our genus Homo lived side by side with a newly identified species of Australopithecus nearly three million years ...