A latest study utilizing advanced spatial modeling has revealed that neither climate change nor direct competition with early modern humans can fully explain the disappearance of Neanderthals from ...

Over 200,000 years, a single species spread from a small corner of Africa to dominate every ecosystem on Earth, driving ...

In school, we learned about the asteroid that wiped out an estimated 76% of all creatures. Scientists now call this the fifth mass extinction. You’re reading that correctly: throughout Earth’s ...

Following the worst mass extinction event on Earth, the land was not entirely barren of life. In the wake of this cataclysm, ...

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has a new exhibit tracing the animal's importance in American history.

Ancient lycophytes may have survived extreme heat during Earth’s worst extinction using a rare photosynthesis method.

Mark Carruthers reflects on Hebburn Town’s remarkable journey from the brink of going out of business to the verge of ...

A new modeling study suggests that greater connectivity between groups may have given Homo sapiens the edge over Neanderthals ...

Explore the dramatic history of our planet's five major extinction events and learn how these natural disasters have fundamentally shaped the evolution of life as we know it today. Hungary's election ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will open a major new exhibition, “Bison: Standing Strong,” Thursday, ...

A triple threat of pollution, extinction and warming temperatures is altering the way the planet smells. Scientists are only beginning to understand the stakes for humans ...

A new musical set in Oregon is taking on big questions about global warming, human responsibility and the emotional weight of ...